Muscat vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1193
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2748
$933
🏠 One person rent
$598
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$1012
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$140
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1664
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
42
40
😀 Quality of life
73
60
🏙️ Population
1.42M
5.94M

The cost of living in Muscat is 80% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4774th and 7534th ($1193 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Oman and India, respectively. Check Oman vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Muscat compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 2223rd and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Surat

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Muscat Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.24
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.4
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1094
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.7
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.25%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2006
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1570
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.6
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.58
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.37
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.42
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.4
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10581
$877

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$1082
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$797
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$530
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1173
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$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
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$267
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298