Muscat vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2569
$4239
🏠 One person rent
$541
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$966
$1714
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1772
$2474
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
43
100
😀 Quality of life
70
99
🏙️ Population
1.42M
14.3M

The cost of living in Muscat is 32% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4892nd and 3019th ($1090 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.5 months in Tokyo. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 2404th 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
$5.18
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$4.83
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$713
$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.4
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1296
$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.9
$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.37
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.37
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.24
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.33
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.76
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10296
$15235

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Cost of living

$349

$907

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$967
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$780
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$585
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$1239
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$1844
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2240
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1494
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$605
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$518
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$515
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$829
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$514
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1779
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$547
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1709
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$464
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$548
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$507
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1223
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1280
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1243
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$442
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$809
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$552
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$589
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$1068
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$563
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1056
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$897
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$557
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$546
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$901
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$551

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1136
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1124
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1150
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1138
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$1033
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1107
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1111
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1103
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1105
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1249
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1099
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1122
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1196
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1124
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1088
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1164
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1071
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1089
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1065
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1164
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1109
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1103
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1101