Muscat vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1081
$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2496
$8290
🏠 One person rent
$532
$2795
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$4452
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$775
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1722
$5915
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
43
87
😀 Quality of life
75
93
🏙️ Population
1.42M
1.01M

The cost of living in Muscat is 73% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 5037th and 6th ($1081 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.5 months in San Jose, United States. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 1796th and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$9.08
☕ Cappuccino
$4.79
$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$555
$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.7
$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.39%
6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1488
$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.08
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.61
$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.46
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.44
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$176
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.86
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11063
$22302

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$1078
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$792
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$573
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1228
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2521
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1419
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$624
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$568
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$557
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$808
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$534
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1849
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$530
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1770
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1201
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1237
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1230
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$430
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$817
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$553
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$908
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$530
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1008
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$873
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$503
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$477
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$930
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$453

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2942
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3426
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3415
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3182
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3765
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3130
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3328
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3133
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3333
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3359
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3045
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3890
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3719
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3382
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3462
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$2955
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3089
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3748
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3553
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3634
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2826
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3070
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2810
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3756
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2957
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3071
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3317
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2850
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3285
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3818
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3230
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3255
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2114
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3227
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3254