Dresden vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1555
$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3707
$2496
🏠 One person rent
$755
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$1271
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3206
$1722
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
65
43
😀 Quality of life
89
75
🏙️ Population
566K
1.42M

The cost of living in Dresden is 44% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 3768th and 5037th ($1555 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 462nd 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 28th best city to live in Germany vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 263rd and 1796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.15
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$491
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$68.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5084
$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3851
$1333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.74
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.2
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$9.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$3.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.15
$6.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$5.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.55
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14681
$11063

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$1475
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$1473
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1448
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$1301
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1436
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1182
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1408
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$986
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$1063
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1432
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1489
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1486
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1446
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1028
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1385
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1196
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1211
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1125
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1374
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1435
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1401
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1491
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1471
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1427
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1251
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1428
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1363
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1396
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1084
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1195
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1601
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1690
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1207
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1337
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1152
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1187
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1117
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1563

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$1078
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$792
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$573
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$1228
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$1449
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$1398
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$2521
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$1183
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$1419
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$2514
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$1942
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$624
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$632
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
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$568
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$557
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$808
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$534
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$1849
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$530
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1770
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1201
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1237
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1230
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$430
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$817
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$553
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$908
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$530
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1008
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$806
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$873
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$503
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$477
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$930
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$453