Muscat vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2569
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$541
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$966
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1772
$1888
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
43
72
😀 Quality of life
70
90
🏙️ Population
1.42M
1.06M

The cost of living in Muscat is 3% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4892nd and 5132nd ($1090 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 324th in Oman and Japan, respectively. Check Oman vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 2404th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.18
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$4.83
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$713
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.4
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1296
$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.9
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.37
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.37
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.24
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.33
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.76
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10296
$5986

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$986
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$984
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$984
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$984
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$985
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$988
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$990
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$988
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$991
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$986
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$992
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1001
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1013
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$973
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$983
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$978
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$988
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1009
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1018
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$980
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$969
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1021
57 km or 35 mi Date
$985
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1008
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$987
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$986
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1024
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1022
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$997
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1002
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1028
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1035
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1016
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1029
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1034