Muscat vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Muscat	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1081	$3201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2496	$6971
🏠 One person rent	$532	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$885	$3750
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$268
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1722	$4609
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	43	89
😀 Quality of life	75	98
🏙️ Population	1.42M	5.87M

The cost of living in Muscat is 66% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 5037th and 109th ($1081 vs $3201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Oman and Singapore, respectively. Check Oman vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 1796th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Singapore City

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	Muscat	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.15	$8.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.1	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.86	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$13	$7.77
☕ Cappuccino	$4.79	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$555	$2659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$1943
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1015	$4723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.8	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.7	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.39%	2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1488	$22654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1333	$7935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.08	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.18	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.61	$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.19	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.46	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.41	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.44	$4.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.9	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.86	$31.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$85.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.1	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$1206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11063	$29519

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Cities near Muscat

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

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$542
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$771
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$771
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$689
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$643
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$519
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$552
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$584
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$681
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$444
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$704
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$598
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$864
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$657
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$390
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$552
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$411
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$420
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$461
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$701
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$754
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$653