Muscat vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1110
$1552
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2698
$3818
🏠 One person rent
$551
$876
🏘️ Family rent
$1053
$1845
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$481
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1727
$819
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
8
😀 Quality of life
68
58
🏙️ Population
1.42M
24.7K

The cost of living in Muscat is 28% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 4893rd and 3466th ($1110 vs $1552) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.6 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 3189th and 5469th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$3.63
☕ Cappuccino
$5.15
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$813
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$707
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1200
$1874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$1618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$77.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.8
$98.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.99%
16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1760
$419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1270
$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$23.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$41.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.5
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3
$3.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.47
$3.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.56
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$89
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$190
$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8649
$8081

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$719
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1093
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1091
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$711
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$457
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$502
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$796
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$804
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$826
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$767
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$560
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$701
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$777
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$736
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$675
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$519
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$601
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1441
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1481
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1457
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1500
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$348
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1394
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$639
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$548
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$684
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$535
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$482