Muscat vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2744
$2103
🏠 One person rent
$569
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$788
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1705
$733
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
44
82
😀 Quality of life
68
66
🏙️ Population
1.42M
5.38M

The cost of living in Muscat is 39% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4635th and 6353rd ($1126 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Oman and Russia, respectively. Check Oman vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Muscat compared to 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 3535th and 4239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.2
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.5
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.7
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.84
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8464
$6504

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$1164
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$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646

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Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$814
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$906
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1121
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1366
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1349
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1376
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1218
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$920
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1330
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1277
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$461
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1163
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1396
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1491
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1089
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1736
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1403
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1498
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$532
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1825
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1194
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1907
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1464
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1335
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$909
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1257
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1414
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1475
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1363
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$982
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1438