Muscat vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1193
$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2748
$6812
🏠 One person rent
$598
$1756
🏘️ Family rent
$1012
$3107
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$592
🚐 Transport expenses
$140
$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1664
$4188
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
42
99
😀 Quality of life
73
100
🏙️ Population
1.42M
5.45M

The cost of living in Muscat is 58% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4774th and 370th ($1193 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Oman and Australia, respectively. Check Oman vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Muscat compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 2223rd and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Sydney

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Muscat Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.24
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.4
$7.3
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1094
$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.7
$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.25%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2006
$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1570
$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.6
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.58
$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.37
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.42
$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.4
$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$70
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10581
$25164

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44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1082
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$797
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$530
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1173
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$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
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2354
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2481
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$2040
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1709
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1695
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1995
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1701
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1795
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1460
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2258
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1855
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1273
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1825
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1816
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2672
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$2000
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2530
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2341
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1936
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1915
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1493
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1720
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1913
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1825
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1810
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1834
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2543
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1933
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1889
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1896
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2323
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1813
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1992
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$2179
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1606
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1863