Muscat vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1081
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2496
$990
🏠 One person rent
$532
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$305
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1722
$271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
43
40
😀 Quality of life
75
55
🏙️ Population
1.42M
5.94M

The cost of living in Muscat is 53% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5037th and 7068th ($1081 vs $705) 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 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Surat ranked 45th in India, while ranked 1796th and 6284th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$4.79
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$555
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.7
$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.39%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1488
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.08
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.61
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.46
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.44
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.86
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11063
$922

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$1078
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$792
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$573
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1228
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$1449
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$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
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$278
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$291
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$374
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$350
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$375
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$267
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$382
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$442
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$363
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$399
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$487
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$407
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$324
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$705
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$382
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$303
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$349
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$517
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$303
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$330
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$361
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$264
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$290
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$273
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$297
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$396
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$328
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$285
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$310
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$290
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$305
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$309
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$328
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$366
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$333
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$333