Muscat vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1110
$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2698
$3066
🏠 One person rent
$551
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$1053
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1727
$1869
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
44
99
😀 Quality of life
68
79
🏙️ Population
1.42M
1.33M

The cost of living in Muscat is 7% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 4893rd and 5386th ($1110 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 468th 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 1.8 months in Saitama. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 3189th and 592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$2.29
 Cappuccino
$5.15
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1200
$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.8
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.99%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1760
$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1270
$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$25.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.5
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.47
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.56
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$190
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8649
$12701

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$994
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075