Bern vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$1727
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
80
44
😀 Quality of life
95
68
🏙️ Population
135K
1.42M

The cost of living in Bern is 126% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 743rd and 4893rd ($2512 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 1st in Switzerland and Oman, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 33rd and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Muscat

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Bern Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$8649

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2592
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2646
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2517
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2738
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2424
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2746
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2823
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2373
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2989
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2940
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3068
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3020
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2207
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2843
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2741
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3257
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3415
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1531
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2890
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2052
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2871
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3627
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3320
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3206
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3135
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3048
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1384
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3139
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3163
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3392
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3145
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3129
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3013
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3057
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011

Cities near Muscat

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