Muscat vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2744
$7903
🏠 One person rent
$569
$2366
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$4375
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$686
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1705
$5439
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
44
87
😀 Quality of life
68
91
🏙️ Population
1.42M
1.39M

The cost of living in Muscat is 67% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 4635th and 26th ($1126 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 23rd 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 1.6 months in San Diego. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs San Diego ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 3535th and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.2
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.5
$8.8
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$2498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$2064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$4740
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$3919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$11408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$8035
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.7
$71.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$4.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.84
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$129
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$1701
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8464
$18429

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$1164
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$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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4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2844
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2969
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2851
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2867
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2910
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1184
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2788
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2784
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$2879
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1032
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1029
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2884
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2722
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3046
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2732
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3094
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2709
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2597
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$3070
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3155
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2751
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2684
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2681
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2803
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$2461
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2755
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2637
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$1027
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2730
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3513
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$2957
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2960
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3180
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2944
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2879
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2609
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2606