Muscat vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2744
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$569
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1705
$2382
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
44
73
😀 Quality of life
68
78
🏙️ Population
1.42M
1.06M

The cost of living in Muscat is 10% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4635th and 5135th ($1126 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 282nd in Oman and Japan, respectively. Check Oman vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Muscat compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 3535th and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.2
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.5
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.7
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.84
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8464
$6030

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011