Muscat vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1110
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2698
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$551
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$1053
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1727
$2543
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
44
73
😀 Quality of life
68
92
🏙️ Population
1.42M
1.06M

The cost of living in Muscat is 0.1% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4893rd and 4890th ($1110 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 142nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 3189th and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$5.15
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1200
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.8
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.99%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1760
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1270
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.5
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.47
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.56
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$190
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8649
$6369

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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
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057