Dresden vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$729
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$1727
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
65
44
😀 Quality of life
89
68
🏙️ Population
563K
1.42M

The cost of living in Dresden is 32% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 3857th and 4893rd ($1462 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th 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 30th best city to live in Germany vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 203rd and 3189th 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
$12
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$11.7
 Cappuccino
$3.54
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$8649

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$1215
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$1330
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$1107
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$1306
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$929
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$978
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$1377
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$1362
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$1390
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$1369
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$957
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$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
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$1130
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$1051
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$1261
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$1349
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$1261
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$1347
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$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
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$1261
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$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
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$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
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$1449
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$1191
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$1244
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$1035
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$1216
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$1024
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$1387

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$994
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$786
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$1050
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$1603
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$2084
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$1768
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$1503
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$1802
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$639
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$728
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$1630
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$547
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$531
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$831
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$520
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$1810
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$561
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$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
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$1226
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$429
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$806
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$548
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$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
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$546
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$989
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$783
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$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
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$928
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$548