Essen vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$2748
🏠 One person rent
$642
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$1012
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$1664
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
96
42
😀 Quality of life
95
73
🏙️ Population
587K
1.42M

The cost of living in Essen is 27% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 3925th and 4774th ($1519 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st 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 Essen compared to 1.4 months in Muscat. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 23rd and 2223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Muscat

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Essen Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$7.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$12.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$734
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$2006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$1570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$77.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$4.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$65.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$10581

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1082
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$797
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$530
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$1173
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$1455
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2356
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1543
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$559
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$526
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$514
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$717
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$521
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2100
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$494
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$2015
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$700
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$497
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$558
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1062
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1340
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1218
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$421
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$816
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$505
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$965
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$485
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1059
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$778
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$471
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$457
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$917
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$454