Amman vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$383
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$1727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
63
44
😀 Quality of life
68
68
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.42M

The cost of living in Amman is 10% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 5667th and 4893rd ($1004 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and Oman, respectively. Check Jordan vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 3456th and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.7
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$8649

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$692
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$598
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$630
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$952
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$730
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2037
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1536
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$934
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$707
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$721
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1838
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$705
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1614
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1768
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1872
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$847
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1866
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2115
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1544
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1651
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1674
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2085
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1741
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2020

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Distance City Cost of living
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