Muscat vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1081
$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2496
$1391
🏠 One person rent
$532
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1722
$360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
43
75
😀 Quality of life
75
68
🏙️ Population
1.42M
3.01M

The cost of living in Muscat is 96% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 5037th and 8275th ($1081 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th 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 0.7 months in Surabaya. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 1796th and 4631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$4.79
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$555
$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.7
$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.39%
7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1488
$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.08
$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.61
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.46
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.44
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.86
$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$61
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11063
$9160

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$413
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$457
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$409
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$470
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$384
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$447
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$440
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$456
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$409
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$422
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$488
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$445
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1134
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$834
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$489
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$471
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$482
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$402
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$478
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$488
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$523
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$449
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$459
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$367
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$534
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$470
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$490
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$561
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$555
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$480
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$400
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$699
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$588
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$567
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$665
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$517
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$511
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$523
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$598
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$502