Brussels vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1869
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4554
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$1085
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$1927
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3070
$1705
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
96
44
😀 Quality of life
89
68
🏙️ Population
189K
1.42M

The cost of living in Brussels is 66% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 2147th and 4635th ($1869 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Belgium and Oman, respectively. Check Belgium vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 148th and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Muscat

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Brussels Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.3
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$10.5
 Cappuccino
$3.91
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$968
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$834
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1848
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1555
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.73
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.76
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23098
$8464

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1743
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1640
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1567
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1645
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1544
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1630
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1619
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1553
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1575
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1581
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1678
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1618
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1469
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1563
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1568
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1533
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1484
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1539
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1426
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1536
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1536
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1511
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1596
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1631
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1570
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1650

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646