Muscat vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1193
$520
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2748
$1324
🏠 One person rent
$598
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$1012
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$140
$45.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1664
$273
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
42
76
😀 Quality of life
73
51
🏙️ Population
1.42M
3.01M

The cost of living in Muscat is 129% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 4774th and 8568th ($1193 vs $520) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Oman and Indonesia, respectively. Check Oman vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Muscat compared to 0.5 months in Surabaya. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Surabaya ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 2223rd and 6634th 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
$5.24
$1.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$2.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.4
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1094
$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$241
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.7
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$72.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.25%
7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2006
$2204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1570
$1082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.6
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$7.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.58
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.37
$2.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$1.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.42
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.4
$19.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$2.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$3
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10581
$8118

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44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1082
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$797
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$530
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1173
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1455
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2356
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1543
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$559
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$526
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$514
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$717
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$521
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2100
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$494
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$2015
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$700
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$497
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$558
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1062
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1340
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1218
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$421
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$816
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$505
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$965
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$485
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1059
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$778
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$471
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$457
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$917
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$454

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$402
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$437
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$386
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$450
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$358
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$428
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$416
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$419
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$381
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$400
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$490
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$436
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1115
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$780
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$493
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$452
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$457
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$387
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$446
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$458
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$494
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$427
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$436
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$502
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$439
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$468
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$551
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$515
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$466
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$376
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$627
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$566
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$516
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$552
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$472
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$469
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$486
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$556
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$470