Muscat vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Muscat Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2755
$6332
🏠 One person rent
$554
$1488
🏘️ Family rent
$1091
$2864
🍽️ Food expenses
$359
$568
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$356
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1852
$4101
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
43
100
😀 Quality of life
69
96
🏙️ Population
1.42M
4.84M

The cost of living in Muscat is 56% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4578th and 378th ($1123 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Oman and Australia, respectively. Check Oman vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Sydney ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 3406th and 10th 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
$5.22
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.99
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.4
$6.48
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$1766
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$1226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1209
$3415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$2457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78
$50
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.97%
5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1815
$15741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1180
$10385
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$3.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.3
$142
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$5.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.64
$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.9
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.41
$4.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.02
$26.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.96
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.83
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$62.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.13
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.3
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.98
$23
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$83.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$186
$1907
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7258
$16834

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$1255
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$790
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$803
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1109
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1306
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1395
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$743
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$956
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1335
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$1975
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1897
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$723
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$724
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1471
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$631
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$639
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$829
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$677
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1940
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$922
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1894
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$500
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$1012
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$598
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$772
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1326
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1023
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$358
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$827
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$732
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$782
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$926
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$745
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$962
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$698
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$872
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$727
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$749
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$898
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$795

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$1969
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2039
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1836
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1668
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1520
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1770
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1529
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1722
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1486
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2267
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1520
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1923
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1711
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1423
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1360
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1612
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1423
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2393
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1713
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2147
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$1991
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1756
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1725
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1367
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1615
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1674
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1782
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1783
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1768
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2266
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1724
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1905
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1688
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2299
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1570
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1610
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1896
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1843
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1662
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1861