Brussels vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$2617
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$560
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$941
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$343
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$1786
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	96	42
😀 Quality of life	92	74
🏙️ Population	196K	1.42M

The cost of living in Brussels is 82% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 1872nd and 4940th ($2065 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belgium and Oman, respectively. Check Belgium vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 99th and 2105th 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	$24.7	$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	5.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$1539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$74.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$4.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$3.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$6.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$4.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$38
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$55
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$10792

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1894
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1886
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1910
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1838
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1877
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1851
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1834
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1785
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1864
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1809
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1890
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1920
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1706
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1702
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1796
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1772
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1692
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1815
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1734
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1763
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1766
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1734
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1887
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1849
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1742
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1857

Cities near Muscat

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Seeb	$1080
132 km or 82 mi	Nizwa	$796
277 km or 172 mi	Chabahar	$575
284 km or 177 mi	Fujairah	$1214
297 km or 184 mi	Al Ain	$1457
356 km or 221 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
372 km or 231 mi	Ajman	$2183
375 km or 233 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
377 km or 235 mi	Sharjah	$1473
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2420
439 km or 273 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
451 km or 280 mi	Iranshahr	$627
463 km or 288 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
503 km or 313 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
569 km or 354 mi	Jiroft	$575
611 km or 380 mi	Bam	$563
691 km or 429 mi	Zahedan	$813
711 km or 442 mi	Sirjan	$545
739 km or 459 mi	Doha	$2014
740 km or 460 mi	Jahrom	$545
752 km or 467 mi	Al Khor	$1923
757 km or 470 mi	Kerman	$761
770 km or 479 mi	Fasa	$541
797 km or 495 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
858 km or 533 mi	Riffa	$1109
858 km or 533 mi	Manama	$1309
860 km or 534 mi	Isa Town	$1192
865 km or 537 mi	Karachi	$434
870 km or 541 mi	Salalah	$825
873 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$561
898 km or 558 mi	Shiraz	$565
901 km or 560 mi	Dhahran	$931
902 km or 561 mi	Marvdasht	$547
911 km or 566 mi	Dammam	$1037
926 km or 575 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
938 km or 583 mi	Qatif	$823
960 km or 596 mi	Kazerun	$523
966 km or 600 mi	Borazjan	$489
973 km or 604 mi	Jubail	$928
976 km or 606 mi	Bushehr	$465