Dresden vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$696
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$1705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
65
44
😀 Quality of life
88
68
🏙️ Population
555K
1.42M

The cost of living in Dresden is 25% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 3786th and 4635th ($1406 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 2nd 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 1.5 months in Muscat. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 190th and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Muscat

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Dresden Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$10.5
 Cappuccino
$3.3
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$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
$2.28
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$8464

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$1296
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$1165
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$1269
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$1027
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$1230
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$1102
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$918
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$1344
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$1293
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$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
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$1130
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$1134
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$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
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$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
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$1204
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$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
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$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
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$1036
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$1146
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$969
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$1303

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$1164
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$787
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$779
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$1191
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$1132
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$1584
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$1841
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$1577
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$1612
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$2229
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$1936
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$672
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$758
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$1673
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$573
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$544
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$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
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$1872
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$798
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$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
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$1327
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$417
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$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
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$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
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$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
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$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
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$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
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$646