Amsterdam vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3118
$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7329
$2496
🏠 One person rent
$2031
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$3485
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$654
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$260
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4702
$1722
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
95
43
😀 Quality of life
96
75
🏙️ Population
921K
1.42M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 188% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 143rd and 5037th ($3118 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Oman, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 31st and 1796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Muscat

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Amsterdam Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.4
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.2
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$4.94
$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2130
$555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1705
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3833
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2970
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$292
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$68.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.81%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10418
$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7591
$1333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.92
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.2
$9.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.31
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.56
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.47
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$3.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.85
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.23
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.2
$6.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.84
$5.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.62
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.96
$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.9
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.2
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$37.4
$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2892
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19920
$11063

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2178
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2589
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2252
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2230
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1846
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2568
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2256
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2235
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2718
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2222
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2134
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2414
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1514
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2392
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$2111
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2581
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2374
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$2228
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$2011
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2615
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1829
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2329
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$2262
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1860
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$2082
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2706
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2302
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2318
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$2070
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2154
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$2187
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2263
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1986
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1992
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$2058
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2107
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$2164
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$2100
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$2087
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$2238

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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
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$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