Dortmund vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1401
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3713
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$648
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$1418
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$468
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2678
$1705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
93
44
😀 Quality of life
77
68
🏙️ Population
587K
1.42M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 24% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 3822nd and 4635th ($1401 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 452nd and 2nd in Germany and Oman, respectively. Check Germany vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dortmund compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Dortmund ranked 62nd best city to live in Germany vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 764th and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.7
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.1
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.7
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1387
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2907
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.34
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.2
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.55
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.86
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$112
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13929
$8464

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1372
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1391
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1407
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1286
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1388
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1373
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1389
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1403
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1402
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1445
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1410
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1406
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1416
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1322
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1380
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1389
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1378
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1424
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1351
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1423
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1464
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1401
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1411
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1375
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1393
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1124
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1387
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1357

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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