Antwerp vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

Antwerp Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1537
$1150
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3603
$2767
🏠 One person rent
$780
$572
🏘️ Family rent
$1224
$1073
🍽️ Food expenses
$502
$361
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2561
$1725
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
87
43
😀 Quality of life
89
71
🏙️ Population
529K
1.42M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 34% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 2677th and 4311th ($1537 vs $1150) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Belgium and Oman, respectively. Check Belgium vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Antwerp compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 146th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antwerp Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.9
$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$6.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.53
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.55
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$737
$572
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1173
$1222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$946
$828
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$88.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.5
$77.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.13%
5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3456
$1904
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2728
$1159
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.72
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.8
$64.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.33
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$20.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$4.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.23
$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$3.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$9.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.8
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$211
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17368
$7465

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6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1556
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1558
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1403
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1466
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1425
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1390
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1389
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1481
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1372
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1449
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1661
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1412
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1454
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1663
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1413
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1345
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1312
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1351
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1418
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1371
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1578
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1549
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1624
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1410
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1551
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1414
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1345
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1438
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1708
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1401
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1407
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$1493
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1797
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1407
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1457
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1408
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1448
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1406
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1408
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1448

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$1260
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$799
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$687
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$1096
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$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1362
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$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