Muscat vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2744
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$569
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1705
$411
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
44
40
😀 Quality of life
68
51
🏙️ Population
1.42M
5.94M

The cost of living in Muscat is 39% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4635th and 6358th ($1126 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Oman and India, respectively. Check Oman vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Muscat compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 3535th and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.2
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.5
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.7
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.84
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8464
$1785

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$1164
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$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
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$1191
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$1132
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$1584
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$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361