Muscat vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1081
$488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2496
$1113
🏠 One person rent
$532
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$360
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$180
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1722
$190
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
43
60
😀 Quality of life
75
58
🏙️ Population
1.42M
1.62M

The cost of living in Muscat is 122% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 5037th and 8757th ($1081 vs $488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th in Oman and Indonesia, respectively. Check Oman vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Semarang ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 1796th and 6083rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$1.94
☕ Cappuccino
$4.79
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$555
$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$46.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.7
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.39%
7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1488
$1276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.08
$3.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.61
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$5.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$2.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.46
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$1.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.44
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.86
$2.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$36.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$44.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11063
$2330

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1078
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$792
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$573
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1228
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2521
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1419
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$624
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$568
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$557
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$808
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$534
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1849
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$530
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1770
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1201
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1237
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1230
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$430
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$817
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$553
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$908
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$530
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1008
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$873
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$503
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$477
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$930
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$453

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Salatiga
$422
80 km or 50 mi Surakarta
$409
82 km or 51 mi Pekalongan
$471
93 km or 58 mi Yogyakarta
$445
142 km or 88 mi Tegal
$482
143 km or 89 mi Madiun
$456
175 km or 109 mi Cilacap
$478
200 km or 124 mi Kediri
$447
206 km or 128 mi Cirebon
$523
212 km or 132 mi Banjar
$488
229 km or 142 mi Blitar
$440
229 km or 143 mi Mojokerto
$413
248 km or 154 mi Tasikmalaya
$367
253 km or 157 mi Batu
$409
258 km or 160 mi Surabaya
$551
268 km or 166 mi Malang
$384
285 km or 177 mi Pasuruan
$457
315 km or 195 mi Bandung
$534
318 km or 198 mi Cimahi
$490
321 km or 199 mi Probolinggo
$470
385 km or 239 mi Sukabumi
$561
386 km or 240 mi Bekasi
$555
401 km or 249 mi Bogor
$480
402 km or 250 mi Depok
$400
403 km or 251 mi Jakarta
$699
415 km or 258 mi South Tangerang
$567
427 km or 265 mi Tangerang
$665
481 km or 299 mi Serang
$517
498 km or 310 mi Cilegon
$511
533 km or 331 mi Bali
$1134
561 km or 348 mi Ubud
$834
562 km or 349 mi Denpasar
$489
595 km or 370 mi Bandar Lampung
$368
602 km or 374 mi Metro
$429
613 km or 381 mi Banjarmasin
$459
618 km or 384 mi Banjarbaru
$449
653 km or 406 mi Mataram
$402
656 km or 408 mi Palangka Raya
$470
767 km or 476 mi Palembang
$390
782 km or 486 mi Pontianak
$413