Amman vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$2617
🏠 One person rent
$392
$560
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$1786
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
65
42
😀 Quality of life
73
74
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.42M

The cost of living in Amman is 11% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 5560th and 4940th ($1013 vs $1135) 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 0.4 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 2560th and 2105th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Muscat

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Amman Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.07
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
5.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$1539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$74.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$4.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$3.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$6.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$4.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$10792

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21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$546
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$740
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1122
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$978
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2483
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1821
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1010
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$724
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$895
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2207
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$910
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1909
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2154
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2274
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1062
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2260
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2346
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1870
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1946
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1981
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2432
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$3089
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2066
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2449

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1080
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$796
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$575
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1214
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1457
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2183
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1473
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$627
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$575
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$563
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$813
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$545
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2014
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$545
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1923
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$541
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$613
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1109
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1309
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1192
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$434
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$825
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$565
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$931
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$547
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1037
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$823
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$523
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$489
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$465