Amman vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1009
$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2449
$2496
🏠 One person rent
$398
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$1722
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
64
43
😀 Quality of life
71
75
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.42M

The cost of living in Amman is 7% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 5492nd and 5037th ($1009 vs $1081) 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 0.5 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 3561st and 1796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$68.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.06%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1472
$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$1333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$9.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$3.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$6.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.27
$5.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.66
$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.4
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5786
$11063

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$548
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$748
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1072
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$915
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2447
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1732
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$987
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$718
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2100
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$837
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1747
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2150
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2153
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2108
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$807
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1817
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1998
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2153
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1021
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2142
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2347
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2214
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1808
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2191
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2135
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1855
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1850
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2290
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2286
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2937
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1974
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2440
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1947
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2303

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1078
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$792
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$573
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1228
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2521
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1419
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$624
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$568
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$557
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$808
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$534
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1849
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$530
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1770
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1201
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1237
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1230
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$430
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$817
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$553
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$908
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$530
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1008
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$873
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$503
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$477
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$930
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$453