Muscat vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2617
$2824
🏠 One person rent
$560
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$943
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1786
$794
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
42
96
😀 Quality of life
74
74
🏙️ Population
1.42M
11.5M

The cost of living in Muscat is 2% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4940th and 5003rd ($1135 vs $1115) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Oman and Brazil, respectively. Check Oman vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 2105th and 2408th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Sao Paulo

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Muscat Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.21
$7.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$7.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$2.45
☕ Cappuccino
$4.75
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$56.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.24%
11.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$2842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1539
$2178
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.2
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.6
$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$7.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$9.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.53
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$5.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.18
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.51
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$55.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$494
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10792
$16798

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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
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$795
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$754
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$753
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$753
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$742
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$782
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$699
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$645
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$746
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$741
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$753
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$883
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$724
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$752
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$687
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$750
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$716
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$754
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$684
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$841
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$723
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$700
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$741
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$753
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$715
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$741
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$727
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$713
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$739
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$737
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$695
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$789
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$783
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$651
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$725
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$655
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$882
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$691
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$703
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$719