Muscat vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1110
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2698
$1380
🏠 One person rent
$551
$248
🏘️ Family rent
$1053
$472
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1727
$352
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
44
72
😀 Quality of life
68
62
🏙️ Population
1.42M
3.01M

The cost of living in Muscat is 99% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 4893rd and 8199th ($1110 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th 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 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 3189th and 4937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$5.15
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1200
$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.8
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.99%
8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1760
$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1270
$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.5
$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.47
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.56
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$190
$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8649
$5075

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44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$994
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$512
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$495
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$427
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$518
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$388
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$487
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$470
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$507
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$434
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$447
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$550
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$453
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1121
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$892
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$530
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$506
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$512
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$380
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$508
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$517
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$551
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$488
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$503
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$571
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$505
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$530
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$596
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$541
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$553
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$419
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$757
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$601
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$577
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$605
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$524
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$522
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$524
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$638
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$515