Muscat vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$2974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2744
$7082
🏠 One person rent
$569
$1895
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$3327
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$708
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1705
$6506
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
80
😀 Quality of life
68
90
🏙️ Population
1.42M
737K

The cost of living in Muscat is 62% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4635th and 145th ($1126 vs $2974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 120th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Seattle ranked 19th in the United States, while ranked 3535th and 125th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Seattle

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Muscat Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.2
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.5
$8.28
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$2036
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$1598
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$3765
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$2858
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$9273
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$5449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.7
$96.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$4.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$6.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.84
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$177
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$1999
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8464
$29730

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$1164
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$787
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$779
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$1191
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$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
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2507
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3118
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2157
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3262
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2728
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2463
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2729
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2758
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2837
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2651
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2549
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2750
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2827
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2663
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2585
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2627
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$2597
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2604
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2830
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2652
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2733
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2461
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2585
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2402
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2546
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2500
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2576
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2451
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2470
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2210