Muscat vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2617
$2604
🏠 One person rent
$560
$557
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$976
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1786
$1231
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
42
85
😀 Quality of life
74
70
🏙️ Population
1.42M
5.65M

The cost of living in Muscat is 6% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4940th and 5142nd ($1135 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Oman and Russia, respectively. Check Oman vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 2105th and 3923rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Saint Petersburg

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Muscat Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.21
$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$4.75
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.24%
21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1539
$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.2
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.6
$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.53
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.18
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.51
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10792
$12085

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$1080
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$796
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$575
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1214
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1457
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2183
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1473
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$627
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$575
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$563
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$813
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$545
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2014
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$545
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1923
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$541
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$613
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1109
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1309
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1192
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$434
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$825
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$565
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$931
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$547
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1037
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$823
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$523
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$489
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$465

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Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$1108
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$1111
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1492
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1515
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1514
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1474
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1315
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$1021
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1454
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1578
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$720
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1232
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1571
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1659
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1292
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1927
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1592
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1693
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$798
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1990
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1448
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2062
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1426
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1683
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1083
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1406
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1516
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1443
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1546
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1214
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1606