Muscat vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1081
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2496
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$532
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1722
$1516
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
43
72
😀 Quality of life
75
90
🏙️ Population
1.42M
1.06M

The cost of living in Muscat is 1% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5037th and 5094th ($1081 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 139th 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 1.4 months in Sendai. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 1796th and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$4.79
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$555
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.7
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.39%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1488
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.08
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.61
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.46
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.44
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.86
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11063
$5899

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$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
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013