Muscat vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Muscat	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1090	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2569	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$541	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$966	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1772	$4040
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	43	89
😀 Quality of life	70	97
🏙️ Population	1.42M	5.87M

The cost of living in Muscat is 64% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 4892nd and 129th ($1090 vs $3059) 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 1.3 months in Singapore City. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 2404th and 11th 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	$5.18	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.86	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$13	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$581	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1144	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.4	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.4	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1690	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1296	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.9	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.37	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.37	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.24	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.32	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.33	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10296	$27780

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Cities near Muscat

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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605