Amman vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

Amman Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$962
$1150
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2290
$2767
🏠 One person rent
$368
$572
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$1073
🍽️ Food expenses
$356
$361
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$623
$1725
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
62
43
😀 Quality of life
70
71
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.42M

The cost of living in Amman is 16% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 5708th and 4311th ($962 vs $1150) 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 0.6 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 2687th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.73
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.3
$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$6.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$572
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$1222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$828
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$88.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$77.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.66%
5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$1904
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$1159
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$64.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.2
$20.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$4.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$3.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$9.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$211
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6293
$7465

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$608
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$588
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$602
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1005
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$844
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1895
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1605
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1039
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$529
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1702
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$739
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1653
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1696
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1696
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1695
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$737
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1181
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1694
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1530
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1691
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1690
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$793
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1689
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1864
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1694
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1699
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2121
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1687
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1772
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1366
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1454
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1696
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1720
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$1883
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1859
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2162
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1776
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2032

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1260
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$799
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1096
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1362
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1129
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1020
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1343
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$1924
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$687
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$689
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$688
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$863
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$693
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1964
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$688
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1797
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$657
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$968
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$691
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1245
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1277
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1277
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$321
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$824
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$687
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$947
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$952
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$690
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$987
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$880
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$687
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$686
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$907
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$785