Muscat vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2617
$1386
🏠 One person rent
$560
$233
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$47.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1786
$305
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
42
76
😀 Quality of life
74
65
🏙️ Population
1.42M
3.01M

The cost of living in Muscat is 106% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 4940th and 8392nd ($1135 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th in Oman and Indonesia, respectively. Check Oman vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 2105th and 5172nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Surabaya

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Muscat Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.21
$1.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$4.75
$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$80.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.24%
7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$2309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1539
$1129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.2
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.6
$8.89
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$4.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$8.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$26.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.53
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.18
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.51
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$2.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$62.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$72.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$212
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10792
$9112

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$1080
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$796
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$575
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1214
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1457
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2183
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1473
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$627
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$575
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$563
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$813
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$545
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2014
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$545
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1923
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$541
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$613
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1109
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1309
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1192
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$434
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$825
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$565
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$931
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$547
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1037
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$823
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$523
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$489
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$465

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$419
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$459
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$408
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$476
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$379
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$453
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$439
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$445
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$405
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$424
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$499
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$445
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1175
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$822
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$496
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$474
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$478
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$409
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$470
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$478
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$515
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$449
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$461
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$536
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$464
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$502
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$551
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$556
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$467
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$391
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$684
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$593
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$536
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$609
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$488
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$487
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$510
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$588
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$493