Amsterdam vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2859
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6482
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$1887
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$3118
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$599
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4389
$1727
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
95
44
😀 Quality of life
95
68
🏙️ Population
921K
1.42M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 157% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 252nd and 4893rd ($2859 vs $1110) 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 25th and 3189th 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
$20
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.7
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.44
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1928
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3529
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2619
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.24%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10663
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7824
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.81
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91.7
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.28
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.01
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.76
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.8
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.3
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.1
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2462
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13828
$8649

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2373
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2170
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2076
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2246
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2180
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2072
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2088
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2184
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2228
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2375
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1412
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2053
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1916
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2094
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2010
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1991
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1821
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2219
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1916
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2034
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1782
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1897
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1968
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1831
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1891
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2027
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1994
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1661
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1841
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1886
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2006
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1827
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1845
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1750
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1865

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$994
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548