Dortmund vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1637
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4119
$2617
🏠 One person rent
$750
$560
🏘️ Family rent
$1294
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3601
$1786
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
94
42
😀 Quality of life
95
74
🏙️ Population
595K
1.42M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 44% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 3504th and 4940th ($1637 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 330th and 1st in Germany and Oman, respectively. Check Germany vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dortmund compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Dortmund ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 33rd and 2105th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Muscat

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Dortmund Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1337
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1001
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
5.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3201
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2354
$1539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.4
$74.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.57
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$4.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$3.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$6.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$4.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$428
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29493
$10792

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1515
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1576
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1614
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1622
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1566
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1579
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1559
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1570
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1572
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1587
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1593
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1249
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1531
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1573
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1512
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1570
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1564
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1445
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1598
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1572
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1619
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1586
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1561
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1575
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1549
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1570
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1486
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1579
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1579

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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