Muscat vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Muscat	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1110	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2698	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$551	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$1053	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1727	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	44	99
😀 Quality of life	68	99
🏙️ Population	1.42M	4.84M

The cost of living in Muscat is 60% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4893rd and 312th ($1110 vs $2801) 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 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 3189th and 4th 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	$5.16	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.3	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.7	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.15	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$550	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1200	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$801	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.1	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.8	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.99%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1760	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1270	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.31	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.7	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.5	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.47	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.56	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.5	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.1	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.6	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$190	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8649	$18951

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Cities near Muscat

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Seeb	$994
132 km or 82 mi	Nizwa	$786
277 km or 172 mi	Chabahar	$687
284 km or 177 mi	Fujairah	$1232
297 km or 184 mi	Al Ain	$1050
356 km or 221 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
372 km or 231 mi	Ajman	$2084
375 km or 233 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
377 km or 235 mi	Sharjah	$1503
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2309
439 km or 273 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
451 km or 280 mi	Iranshahr	$639
463 km or 288 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
503 km or 313 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
569 km or 354 mi	Jiroft	$547
611 km or 380 mi	Bam	$531
691 km or 429 mi	Zahedan	$831
711 km or 442 mi	Sirjan	$520
739 km or 459 mi	Doha	$1810
740 km or 460 mi	Jahrom	$561
752 km or 467 mi	Al Khor	$1719
757 km or 470 mi	Kerman	$467
770 km or 479 mi	Fasa	$556
797 km or 495 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
858 km or 533 mi	Riffa	$1218
858 km or 533 mi	Manama	$1267
860 km or 534 mi	Isa Town	$1226
865 km or 537 mi	Karachi	$429
870 km or 541 mi	Salalah	$806
873 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$548
898 km or 558 mi	Shiraz	$558
901 km or 560 mi	Dhahran	$870
902 km or 561 mi	Marvdasht	$546
911 km or 566 mi	Dammam	$989
926 km or 575 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
938 km or 583 mi	Qatif	$878
960 km or 596 mi	Kazerun	$537
966 km or 600 mi	Borazjan	$541
973 km or 604 mi	Jubail	$928
976 km or 606 mi	Bushehr	$548

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754