Muscat vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1081
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2496
$2691
🏠 One person rent
$532
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1722
$1593
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
43
99
😀 Quality of life
75
80
🏙️ Population
1.42M
1.33M

The cost of living in Muscat is 4% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 5037th and 5298th ($1081 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 260th in Oman and Japan, respectively. Check Oman vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Saitama ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 1796th and 750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$4.79
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$555
$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.7
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.39%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1488
$5146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$2855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.08
$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.61
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$5.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$6.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.46
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$9.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.44
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.86
$18.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11063
$17943

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1078
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$792
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$573
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1228
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2521
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1419
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$624
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$568
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$557
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$808
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$534
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1849
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$530
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1770
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1201
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1237
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1230
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$430
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$817
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$553
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$908
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$530
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1008
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$873
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$503
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$477
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$930
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$453

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$945
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$961
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$972
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1020
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$975
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1035
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1033
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$997
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$961
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1078
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1004
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$994
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1047
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$990
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1049
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1038
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$952
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1028
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1110
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$976
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$998
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1002
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1007
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$981
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1066
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1125
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1066
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1017
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1055