Muscat vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$1400
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2569
$3413
🏠 One person rent
$541
$690
🏘️ Family rent
$966
$1128
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1772
$2628
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
43
98
😀 Quality of life
70
74
🏙️ Population
1.42M
919K

The cost of living in Muscat is 22% less expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 4892nd and 3869th ($1090 vs $1400) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Oman and South Korea, respectively. Check Oman vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 1.9 months in Seongnam. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 2404th and 1233rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.18
$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$4.83
$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$797
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$1292
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$713
$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$82.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.4
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$10514
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1296
$5622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.9
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.37
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$6.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$5.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.37
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.24
$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.33
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$9.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$139
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.76
$9.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10296
$20935

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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

Cities near Seongnam

Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Siheung
$1283
11 km or 7 mi Gwangju
$1165
13 km or 8.1 mi Hanam
$1161
13 km or 8.2 mi Gwacheon
$1070
17 km or 11 mi Guri
$1122
18 km or 11 mi Uiwang
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Gunpo
$1098
19 km or 12 mi Anyang
$1022
20 km or 13 mi Seoul
$1334
20 km or 13 mi Suwon
$1022
23 km or 14 mi Namyangju
$1129
23 km or 14 mi Yongin
$1127
24 km or 15 mi Gwangmyeong
$1089
31 km or 19 mi Ansan
$1070
32 km or 20 mi Bucheon
$1163
32 km or 20 mi Icheon
$1020
33 km or 21 mi Osan
$1042
36 km or 22 mi Uijeongbu
$955
36 km or 22 mi Goyang
$1171
39 km or 24 mi Yangju
$974
42 km or 26 mi Hwaseong
$1089
43 km or 26 mi Gimpo
$1099
43 km or 27 mi Incheon
$1092
47 km or 29 mi Yeoju
$1026
50 km or 31 mi Anseong
$1026
50 km or 31 mi Pyeongtaek
$984
51 km or 32 mi Pocheon
$1040
52 km or 32 mi Paju
$1075
53 km or 33 mi Dongducheon
$1055
70 km or 44 mi Wonju
$1074
70 km or 44 mi Cheonan
$1151
71 km or 44 mi Chuncheon
$865
75 km or 47 mi Dangjin
$1033
78 km or 49 mi Kaesong
$1565
88 km or 54 mi Chungju
$900
94 km or 59 mi Cheongju
$936
95 km or 59 mi Seosan
$1036
101 km or 63 mi Jecheon
$1016
107 km or 66 mi Sejong
$1019
109 km or 68 mi Gongju
$1038