Muscat vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1110
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2698
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$551
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$1053
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1727
$2601
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
44
100
😀 Quality of life
68
99
🏙️ Population
1.42M
14.3M

The cost of living in Muscat is 32% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4893rd and 3085th ($1110 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Oman and Japan, respectively. Check Oman vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 3189th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Tokyo

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Muscat Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$5.15
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1200
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.8
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.99%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1760
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1270
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.5
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.47
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.56
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$190
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8649
$15495

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$994
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$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033