Muscat vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Muscat | Pohang | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Muscat is 10% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 4892nd and 5569th ($1090 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 67th in Oman and South Korea, respectively. Check Oman vs South Korea comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 2.2 months in Pohang. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Pohang ranked 41st in South Korea, while ranked 2404th and 3881st among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Muscat vs Pohang
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| Muscat | Pohang | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 132 km or 82 mi | Nizwa | |
| 277 km or 172 mi |  Chabahar | |
| 284 km or 177 mi |  Fujairah | |
| 297 km or 184 mi | Al Ain | |
| 356 km or 221 mi | Ras al-Khaimah | |
| 372 km or 231 mi | Ajman | |
| 375 km or 233 mi | Umm al-Quwain | |
| 377 km or 235 mi | Sharjah | |
| 380 km or 236 mi | Dubai | |
| 439 km or 273 mi | Abu Dhabi | |
| 451 km or 280 mi | Iranshahr | |
| 463 km or 288 mi | Bandar Abbas | |
| 503 km or 313 mi | Madinat Zayed | |
| 569 km or 354 mi | Jiroft | |
| 611 km or 380 mi | Bam | |
| 691 km or 429 mi | Zahedan | |
| 711 km or 442 mi | Sirjan | |
| 739 km or 459 mi |  Doha | |
| 740 km or 460 mi | Jahrom | |
| 752 km or 467 mi | Al Khor | |
| 757 km or 470 mi | Kerman | |
| 770 km or 479 mi | Fasa | |
| 797 km or 495 mi | Rafsanjan | |
| 858 km or 533 mi |  Riffa | |
| 858 km or 533 mi | Manama | |
| 860 km or 534 mi | Isa Town | |
| 865 km or 537 mi |  Karachi | |
| 870 km or 541 mi | Salalah | |
| 873 km or 543 mi | Zabol | |
| 898 km or 558 mi | Shiraz | |
| 901 km or 560 mi |  Dhahran | |
| 902 km or 561 mi | Marvdasht | |
| 911 km or 566 mi | Dammam | |
| 926 km or 575 mi | Al-Mubarraz | |
| 938 km or 583 mi | Qatif | |
| 960 km or 596 mi | Kazerun | |
| 966 km or 600 mi | Borazjan | |
| 973 km or 604 mi | Jubail | |
| 976 km or 606 mi | Bushehr |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 24 km or 15 mi |  Gyeongju | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Yeongcheon | |
| 54 km or 33 mi | Ulsan | |
| 62 km or 38 mi | Gyeongsan | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Daegu | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Miryang | |
| 83 km or 51 mi | Andong | |
| 83 km or 51 mi | Yangsan | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Gumi | |
| 99 km or 61 mi | Gimhae | |
| 106 km or 66 mi | Changwon | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Busan | |
| 110 km or 68 mi | Yeongju | |
| 113 km or 70 mi | Gimcheon | |
| 116 km or 72 mi | Sangju | |
| 120 km or 74 mi | Masan | |
| 122 km or 76 mi | Mungyeong | |
| 127 km or 79 mi | Sacheon | |
| 131 km or 82 mi | Taebaek | |
| 149 km or 92 mi | Jinju | |
| 149 km or 93 mi | Geoje | |
| 157 km or 98 mi | Tongyeong | |
| 158 km or 98 mi | Samcheok | |
| 160 km or 100 mi | Jecheon | |
| 165 km or 103 mi | Chungju | |
| 170 km or 105 mi | Donghae | |
| 180 km or 112 mi |  Tsushima Island | |
| 181 km or 112 mi | Cheongju | |
| 181 km or 113 mi | Daejeon | |
| 192 km or 119 mi | Namwon | |
| 192 km or 119 mi | Gyeryong | |
| 193 km or 120 mi | Gwangyang | |
| 193 km or 120 mi | Sejong | |
| 194 km or 121 mi | Wonju | |
| 196 km or 122 mi | Gangneung | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Jeonju | |
| 204 km or 126 mi | Tsushima | |
| 206 km or 128 mi | Nonsan | |
| 206 km or 128 mi | Gongju | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Suncheon |