Muscat vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1193
$3183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2748
$7493
🏠 One person rent
$598
$1996
🏘️ Family rent
$1012
$3450
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$789
🚐 Transport expenses
$140
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1664
$6618
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
42
80
😀 Quality of life
73
91
🏙️ Population
1.42M
737K

The cost of living in Muscat is 63% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4774th and 126th ($1193 vs $3183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 94th 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 1.4 months in Muscat compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Seattle ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 2223rd and 147th 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
$5.24
$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$92.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.4
$7.95
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$6.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$2109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1094
$3900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$2895
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.7
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.25%
6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2006
$7971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1570
$5180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.6
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$4.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$5.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$3.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.58
$4.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.37
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$5.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.42
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.4
$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$167
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$2124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10581
$30033

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$1082
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$797
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$530
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$1173
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$1455
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2356
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1543
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$559
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$526
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$514
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$717
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$521
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2100
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$494
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$2015
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$700
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$497
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$558
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1062
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1340
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1218
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$421
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$816
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$505
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$965
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$485
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1059
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$778
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$471
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$457
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$917
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$454

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2678
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2827
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2782
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2621
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3602
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2749
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2783
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2734
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2884
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2728
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2797
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2637
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2736
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2479
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2775
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2714
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2542
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2617
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2709
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$2342
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2727
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2429
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2722
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2822
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2670
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2576
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2661
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2378
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2616
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2592
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2690
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2773
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2475
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2580
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2765
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2098