Amman vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$358
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$1705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
63
44
😀 Quality of life
69
68
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.42M

The cost of living in Amman is 13% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 5457th and 4635th ($981 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.5 months in Muscat. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 3121st and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$8464

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$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

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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