Essen vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$759
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$1705
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
95
44
😀 Quality of life
95
68
🏙️ Population
579K
1.42M

The cost of living in Essen is 35% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 3358th and 4635th ($1519 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th 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 Essen compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 32nd and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$8464

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

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Distance City Cost of living
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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
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
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$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