Muscat vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2617
$7508
🏠 One person rent
$560
$1981
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$3422
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$796
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1786
$6532
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
42
80
😀 Quality of life
74
95
🏙️ Population
1.42M
737K

The cost of living in Muscat is 64% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4940th and 142nd ($1135 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 101st 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 2105th and 32nd 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
$5.21
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$7.73
☕ Cappuccino
$4.75
$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.24%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1539
$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.2
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.6
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.53
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.18
$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.51
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10792
$28950

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$1080
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$796
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$575
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1214
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$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
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2717
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2778
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2604
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3559
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2702
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2807
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2737
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2915
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2739
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2798
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2677
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2734
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2475
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2814
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2717
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2656
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2674
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$2325
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2641
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2519
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2720
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2828
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2582
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2628
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2362
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2584
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2558
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2710
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2539
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2747
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2173