Muscat vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$1608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2744
$4004
🏠 One person rent
$569
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$1998
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1705
$818
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
8
😀 Quality of life
68
59
🏙️ Population
1.42M
24.7K

The cost of living in Muscat is 30% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 4635th and 3034th ($1126 vs $1608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Oman and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Oman vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Muscat compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 3535th and 5511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Victoria

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Muscat Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.2
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.5
$3.69
 Cappuccino
$4.82
$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$981
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$663
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$1722
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$130
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
16.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$1289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.7
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$44.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$6.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$3.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.84
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$90.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$71.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$158
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8464
$8062

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646

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Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$819
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$585
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$587
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$805
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$461
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$452
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$776
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$784
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$829
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$718
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$493
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$770
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$852
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$762
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$706
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$600
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$622
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1417
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1439
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1487
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1365
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1144
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$353
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1127
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$600
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$536
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$815
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$486
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$524