Dresden vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1402
$1090
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3491
$2569
🏠 One person rent
$684
$541
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$966
🍽️ Food expenses
$460
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2953
$1772
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
65
43
😀 Quality of life
88
70
🏙️ Population
566K
1.42M

The cost of living in Dresden is 29% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 3862nd and 4892nd ($1402 vs $1090) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 512th and 1st in Germany and Oman, respectively. Check Germany vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Dresden ranked 33rd best city to live in Germany vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 217th and 2404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.5
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.58
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$656
$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1357
$1144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$929
$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$248
$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$1690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3685
$1296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$61.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$9.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$4.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.07
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$4.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$6.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.5
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13167
$10296

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$1352
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$1325
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$1202
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1309
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$1048
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$1278
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$880
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$971
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1420
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1314
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1351
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1373
61 km or 38 mi Most
$942
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1187
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1092
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1081
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1033
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$1222
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1310
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1353
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1350
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1352
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1147
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1362
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1241
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1281
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1011
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1030
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1452
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1516
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1118
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1216
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$950
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$1092
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$979
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1419

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$967
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$780
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$585
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$1844
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$1540
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$2240
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$1196
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$1494
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$2379
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$1828
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$605
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$634
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$1721
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$518
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$515
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$829
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$514
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$1779
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$547
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1709
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$464
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$548
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$507
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1223
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1280
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1243
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$442
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$809
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$552
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$589
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$1068
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$563
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1056
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$804
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$897
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$557
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$546
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$901
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$551