Muscat vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Muscat	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1090	$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2569	$1296
🏠 One person rent	$541	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$966	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1772	$202
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	43	60
😀 Quality of life	70	53
🏙️ Population	1.42M	1.62M

The cost of living in Muscat is 121% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 4892nd and 8682nd ($1090 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 41st 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 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 2404th and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Semarang

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	Muscat	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.18	$1.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.86	$3.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$13	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$581	$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1144	$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.4	$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.4	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	7.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1690	$1282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1296	$609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.9	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.37	$2.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.37	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.24	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.32	$1.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.33	$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$2.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$44.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10296	$2365

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Cities near Muscat

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Seeb	$967
132 km or 82 mi	Nizwa	$780
277 km or 172 mi	Chabahar	$585
284 km or 177 mi	Fujairah	$1239
297 km or 184 mi	Al Ain	$1844
356 km or 221 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
372 km or 231 mi	Ajman	$2240
375 km or 233 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
377 km or 235 mi	Sharjah	$1494
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2379
439 km or 273 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
451 km or 280 mi	Iranshahr	$605
463 km or 288 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
503 km or 313 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
569 km or 354 mi	Jiroft	$518
611 km or 380 mi	Bam	$515
691 km or 429 mi	Zahedan	$829
711 km or 442 mi	Sirjan	$514
739 km or 459 mi	Doha	$1779
740 km or 460 mi	Jahrom	$547
752 km or 467 mi	Al Khor	$1709
757 km or 470 mi	Kerman	$464
770 km or 479 mi	Fasa	$548
797 km or 495 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
858 km or 533 mi	Riffa	$1223
858 km or 533 mi	Manama	$1280
860 km or 534 mi	Isa Town	$1243
865 km or 537 mi	Karachi	$442
870 km or 541 mi	Salalah	$809
873 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552
898 km or 558 mi	Shiraz	$589
901 km or 560 mi	Dhahran	$1068
902 km or 561 mi	Marvdasht	$563
911 km or 566 mi	Dammam	$1056
926 km or 575 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
938 km or 583 mi	Qatif	$897
960 km or 596 mi	Kazerun	$557
966 km or 600 mi	Borazjan	$546
973 km or 604 mi	Jubail	$901
976 km or 606 mi	Bushehr	$551

Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$421
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$417
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$471
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$480
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$486
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$474
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$464
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$521
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$490
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$453
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$410
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$549
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$365
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$510
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$545
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$500
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$614
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$563
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$518
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$513
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$385
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$701
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$536
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$558
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$492
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$488
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1267
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$845
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$497
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$432
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$355
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$395
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$427