Muscat vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1193
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2748
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$598
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$1012
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$140
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1664
$1115
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
42
73
😀 Quality of life
73
74
🏙️ Population
1.42M
1.06M

The cost of living in Muscat is 18% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4774th and 5531st ($1193 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 360th in Oman and Japan, respectively. Check Oman vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Muscat compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 2223rd and 2040th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Sendai

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Muscat Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.24
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.4
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1094
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.7
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.25%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2006
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1570
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.6
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.58
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.37
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.42
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.4
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10581
$4242

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44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1082
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$797
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$530
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1173
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1455
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2356
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1543
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$559
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$526
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$514
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$717
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$521
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2100
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$494
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$2015
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$700
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$497
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$558
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1062
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1340
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1218
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$421
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$816
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$505
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$965
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$485
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1059
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$778
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$471
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$457
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$917
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$454

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014