Muscat vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Muscat	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1110	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2698	$4931
🏠 One person rent	$551	$1336
🏘️ Family rent	$1053	$2192
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1727	$4224
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	44	81
😀 Quality of life	68	91
🏙️ Population	1.42M	1.43M

The cost of living in Muscat is 49% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 4893rd and 1380th ($1110 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1203rd 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 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 1.9 months in San Antonio. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs San Antonio ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 3189th and 118th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs San Antonio

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	Muscat	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.3	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.7	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$5.15	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$550	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1200	$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$801	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.1	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.8	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.99%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1760	$6015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1270	$2228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.31	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.7	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.5	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.47	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.56	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.5	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.1	$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.6	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$190	$1127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8649	$10912

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Cities near Muscat

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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2155
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2177
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2226
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2071
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2473
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2250
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2145
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2194
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2231
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2006
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2037
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$734
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1749
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2186
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1885
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2024
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1856
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$765
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$545
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1890
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1764
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2223
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2143
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2734
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2248
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1798
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2080
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2137