Muscat vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1115
$1125
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2693
$3022
🏠 One person rent
$556
$476
🏘️ Family rent
$1047
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1754
$2832
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
44
98
😀 Quality of life
68
76
🏙️ Population
1.42M
919K

The cost of living in Muscat is 0.8% less expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 4877th and 4817th ($1115 vs $1125) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 2.5 months in Seongnam. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 3144th and 956th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.23
$6.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.9
$45.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$3.18
 Cappuccino
$5.12
$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$549
$460
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1200
$810
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$795
$891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.3
$71.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.8
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.4
$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1750
$11320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1275
$6043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.4
$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$7.59
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$9.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$8.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$30.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$7.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.02
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$19.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.41
$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$6.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$2.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.8
$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.1
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$8.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.9
$64.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$189
$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8613
$21951

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$999
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$686
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1228
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1047
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1609
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2082
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1769
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1499
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2313
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1803
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$642
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1628
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$530
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$828
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$523
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1799
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$560
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1726
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$516
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1219
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1266
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1230
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$804
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$550
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$871
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$543
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$991
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$784
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$876
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$539
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$540
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$929
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$547

Cities near Seongnam

Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Siheung
$1084
11 km or 7 mi Gwangju
$1058
13 km or 8.1 mi Hanam
$1071
13 km or 8.2 mi Gwacheon
$1003
17 km or 11 mi Guri
$1085
18 km or 11 mi Uiwang
$990
19 km or 12 mi Gunpo
$1003
19 km or 12 mi Anyang
$1026
20 km or 13 mi Seoul
$1463
20 km or 13 mi Suwon
$967
23 km or 14 mi Namyangju
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Yongin
$1139
24 km or 15 mi Gwangmyeong
$1036
31 km or 19 mi Ansan
$987
32 km or 20 mi Bucheon
$1066
32 km or 20 mi Icheon
$1077
33 km or 21 mi Osan
$1022
36 km or 22 mi Uijeongbu
$935
36 km or 22 mi Goyang
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Yangju
$942
42 km or 26 mi Hwaseong
$1048
43 km or 26 mi Gimpo
$966
43 km or 27 mi Incheon
$1069
47 km or 29 mi Yeoju
$1036
50 km or 31 mi Anseong
$1041
50 km or 31 mi Pyeongtaek
$1053
51 km or 32 mi Pocheon
$987
52 km or 32 mi Paju
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Dongducheon
$969
70 km or 44 mi Wonju
$1142
70 km or 44 mi Cheonan
$1216
71 km or 44 mi Chuncheon
$839
75 km or 47 mi Dangjin
$1023
78 km or 49 mi Kaesong
$1559
88 km or 54 mi Chungju
$1094
94 km or 59 mi Cheongju
$996
95 km or 59 mi Seosan
$1029
101 km or 63 mi Jecheon
$1108
107 km or 66 mi Sejong
$1043
109 km or 68 mi Gongju
$1098