Amman vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$2748
🏠 One person rent
$384
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$1012
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$1664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
65
42
😀 Quality of life
73
73
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.42M

The cost of living in Amman is 14% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 5330th and 4774th ($1032 vs $1193) 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 1.4 months in Muscat. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 2337th and 2223rd 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
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$7.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$12.4
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$734
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$2006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$1570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$77.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$4.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$65.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$10581

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$538
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$745
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$771
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1205
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$1070
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2663
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1994
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1077
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$742
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$977
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2347
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$2133
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2336
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2379
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1149
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2466
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2465
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$2044
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1933
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$2125
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2430
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2873
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2201
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2541

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1082
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$797
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$530
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1173
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1455
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2356
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1543
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$559
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$526
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$514
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$717
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$521
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2100
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$494
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$2015
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$700
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$497
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$558
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1062
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1340
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1218
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$421
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$816
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$505
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$965
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$485
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1059
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$778
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$471
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$457
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$917
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$454