Berlin vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$1090
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$2569
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$541
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$966
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$1772
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	100	43
😀 Quality of life	95	70
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.42M

The cost of living in Berlin is 86% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 1762nd and 4892nd ($2027 vs $1090) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Germany and Oman, respectively. Check Germany vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 21st and 2404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Muscat

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	Berlin	Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$1144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$1690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$1296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$61.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$9.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$4.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$5.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$4.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$6.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$10296

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

Cities near Muscat

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Seeb	$967
132 km or 82 mi	Nizwa	$780
277 km or 172 mi	Chabahar	$585
284 km or 177 mi	Fujairah	$1239
297 km or 184 mi	Al Ain	$1844
356 km or 221 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
372 km or 231 mi	Ajman	$2240
375 km or 233 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
377 km or 235 mi	Sharjah	$1494
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2379
439 km or 273 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
451 km or 280 mi	Iranshahr	$605
463 km or 288 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
503 km or 313 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
569 km or 354 mi	Jiroft	$518
611 km or 380 mi	Bam	$515
691 km or 429 mi	Zahedan	$829
711 km or 442 mi	Sirjan	$514
739 km or 459 mi	Doha	$1779
740 km or 460 mi	Jahrom	$547
752 km or 467 mi	Al Khor	$1709
757 km or 470 mi	Kerman	$464
770 km or 479 mi	Fasa	$548
797 km or 495 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
858 km or 533 mi	Riffa	$1223
858 km or 533 mi	Manama	$1280
860 km or 534 mi	Isa Town	$1243
865 km or 537 mi	Karachi	$442
870 km or 541 mi	Salalah	$809
873 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552
898 km or 558 mi	Shiraz	$589
901 km or 560 mi	Dhahran	$1068
902 km or 561 mi	Marvdasht	$563
911 km or 566 mi	Dammam	$1056
926 km or 575 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
938 km or 583 mi	Qatif	$897
960 km or 596 mi	Kazerun	$557
966 km or 600 mi	Borazjan	$546
973 km or 604 mi	Jubail	$901
976 km or 606 mi	Bushehr	$551