Muscat vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2744
$5120
🏠 One person rent
$569
$1382
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$2287
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$542
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1705
$3866
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
44
81
😀 Quality of life
68
90
🏙️ Population
1.42M
1.43M

The cost of living in Muscat is 49% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 4635th and 1242nd ($1126 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1113th in Oman and the United States, respectively. Check Oman vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Muscat compared to 1.7 months in San Antonio. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs San Antonio ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 3535th and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.2
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$66.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.5
$5.37
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$1467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$1106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$2477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$1891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$7160
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$3053
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.7
$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$7.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$3.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.84
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$94
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$1445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8464
$19044

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$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
27 km or 17 mi Schertz
$2146
30 km or 18 mi Cibolo
$2158
48 km or 30 mi New Braunfels
$2175
54 km or 33 mi Seguin
$2146
74 km or 46 mi San Marcos
$2093
87 km or 54 mi Kyle
$2150
93 km or 58 mi Kerrville
$2186
122 km or 76 mi Austin
$2590
136 km or 85 mi Cedar Park
$2191
140 km or 87 mi Leander
$2190
141 km or 88 mi Pflugerville
$2179
145 km or 90 mi Round Rock
$2095
157 km or 98 mi Georgetown
$2146
161 km or 100 mi Victoria
$2220
197 km or 122 mi Copperas Cove
$2013
200 km or 124 mi Harker Heights
$1989
201 km or 125 mi Killeen
$1902
210 km or 130 mi Eagle Pass
$1979
213 km or 132 mi Piedras Negras
$710
215 km or 134 mi Corpus Christi
$1560
216 km or 134 mi Temple
$2066
221 km or 137 mi Kingsville
$1789
233 km or 145 mi Del Rio
$1931
235 km or 146 mi Laredo
$1842
236 km or 147 mi Ciudad Acuna
$789
237 km or 147 mi Nuevo Laredo
$595
247 km or 153 mi Bryan
$1925
247 km or 154 mi College Station
$1829
261 km or 162 mi Rosenberg
$2136
269 km or 167 mi Waco
$2071
279 km or 174 mi Sugar Land
$2148
286 km or 178 mi Missouri
$2128
293 km or 182 mi San Angelo
$1972
300 km or 186 mi Lake Jackson
$2080
300 km or 187 mi The Woodlands
$2737
303 km or 188 mi Houston
$2221
308 km or 191 mi Spring
$2126
309 km or 192 mi Conroe
$1801
310 km or 193 mi Pearland
$2118
312 km or 194 mi Stephenville
$2108