Muscat vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2617
$2630
🏠 One person rent
$560
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$776
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1786
$2320
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
42
91
😀 Quality of life
74
90
🏙️ Population
1.42M
1.23M

The cost of living in Muscat is 10% more expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 4940th and 5440th ($1135 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 36th in Oman and South Korea, respectively. Check Oman vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 2.3 months in Suwon. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Suwon ranked 4th in South Korea, while ranked 2105th and 216th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Suwon

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Muscat Suwon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.21
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$3.44
☕ Cappuccino
$4.75
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.24%
6.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$11113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1539
$6701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.2
$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.6
$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$7.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.53
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.18
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.51
$3.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$660
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10792
$12755

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1080
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$796
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$575
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1214
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1457
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2183
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1473
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$627
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$575
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$563
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$813
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$545
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2014
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$545
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1923
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$541
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$613
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1109
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1309
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1192
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$434
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$825
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$565
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$931
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$547
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1037
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$823
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$523
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$489
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$465

Cities near Suwon

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Uiwang
$1063
11 km or 6.6 mi Gunpo
$1112
14 km or 8.7 mi Anyang
$988
16 km or 10 mi Gwacheon
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Osan
$1050
17 km or 11 mi Ansan
$1044
17 km or 11 mi Siheung
$1292
18 km or 11 mi Yongin
$1102
20 km or 13 mi Seongnam
$1425
24 km or 15 mi Hwaseong
$1076
25 km or 15 mi Gwangmyeong
$1071
26 km or 16 mi Gwangju
$1179
31 km or 19 mi Bucheon
$1167
33 km or 21 mi Seoul
$1363
33 km or 21 mi Pyeongtaek
$1095
33 km or 21 mi Hanam
$1162
36 km or 23 mi Guri
$1117
38 km or 23 mi Incheon
$1057
38 km or 24 mi Icheon
$1134
39 km or 24 mi Anseong
$1046
43 km or 27 mi Namyangju
$1120
44 km or 27 mi Goyang
$1092
46 km or 28 mi Gimpo
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Uijeongbu
$913
55 km or 34 mi Cheonan
$1121
55 km or 34 mi Dangjin
$984
56 km or 35 mi Yeoju
$1053
56 km or 35 mi Yangju
$937
63 km or 39 mi Paju
$1049
70 km or 43 mi Pocheon
$1008
70 km or 43 mi Dongducheon
$1007
75 km or 46 mi Seosan
$986
81 km or 50 mi Wonju
$1073
84 km or 52 mi Cheongju
$903
86 km or 53 mi Kaesong
$1563
89 km or 55 mi Chungju
$892
91 km or 57 mi Chuncheon
$867
92 km or 57 mi Sejong
$986
93 km or 58 mi Gongju
$1019
104 km or 65 mi Asan
$1015