Muscat vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2617
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$560
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1786
$1596
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
42
99
😀 Quality of life
74
77
🏙️ Population
1.42M
1.33M

The cost of living in Muscat is 6% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 4940th and 5151st ($1135 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 152nd 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 64th in Japan, while ranked 2105th and 1177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Saitama

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Muscat Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.21
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$4.75
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.24%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1539
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.2
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.6
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.53
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.18
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.51
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10792
$15321

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1080
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$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
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102