Essen vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$681
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$1727
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
95
44
😀 Quality of life
95
68
🏙️ Population
585K
1.42M

The cost of living in Essen is 37% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 3595th and 4893rd ($1525 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st 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 1.6 months in Muscat. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 31st and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$8649

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

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Distance City Cost of living
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$994
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$786
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$687
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$1232
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$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
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$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$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
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548