Muscat vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Muscat	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1110	$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2698	$7212
🏠 One person rent	$551	$1829
🏘️ Family rent	$1053	$3413
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$707
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1727	$6392
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	44	80
😀 Quality of life	68	92
🏙️ Population	1.42M	737K

The cost of living in Muscat is 62% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4893rd and 206th ($1110 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 3189th and 102nd 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	$5.16	$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.3	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.7	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.15	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$550	$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1200	$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$801	$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.1	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.8	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.99%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1760	$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1270	$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.31	$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.7	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.5	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.47	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.56	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.5	$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.1	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.6	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$190	$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8649	$28179

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Cities near Muscat

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Seeb	$994
132 km or 82 mi	Nizwa	$786
277 km or 172 mi	Chabahar	$687
284 km or 177 mi	Fujairah	$1232
297 km or 184 mi	Al Ain	$1050
356 km or 221 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
372 km or 231 mi	Ajman	$2084
375 km or 233 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
377 km or 235 mi	Sharjah	$1503
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2309
439 km or 273 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
451 km or 280 mi	Iranshahr	$639
463 km or 288 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
503 km or 313 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
569 km or 354 mi	Jiroft	$547
611 km or 380 mi	Bam	$531
691 km or 429 mi	Zahedan	$831
711 km or 442 mi	Sirjan	$520
739 km or 459 mi	Doha	$1810
740 km or 460 mi	Jahrom	$561
752 km or 467 mi	Al Khor	$1719
757 km or 470 mi	Kerman	$467
770 km or 479 mi	Fasa	$556
797 km or 495 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
858 km or 533 mi	Riffa	$1218
858 km or 533 mi	Manama	$1267
860 km or 534 mi	Isa Town	$1226
865 km or 537 mi	Karachi	$429
870 km or 541 mi	Salalah	$806
873 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$548
898 km or 558 mi	Shiraz	$558
901 km or 560 mi	Dhahran	$870
902 km or 561 mi	Marvdasht	$546
911 km or 566 mi	Dammam	$989
926 km or 575 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
938 km or 583 mi	Qatif	$878
960 km or 596 mi	Kazerun	$537
966 km or 600 mi	Borazjan	$541
973 km or 604 mi	Jubail	$928
976 km or 606 mi	Bushehr	$548

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263