Jerusalem vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jerusalem Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2483
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5802
$2617
🏠 One person rent
$1417
$560
🏘️ Family rent
$2357
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$720
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3437
$1786
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
38 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
77
42
😀 Quality of life
86
74
🏙️ Population
936K
1.42M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 119% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 911th and 4940th ($2483 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Israel and Oman, respectively. Check Israel vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Jerusalem ranked 2nd best city to live in Israel vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 410th and 2105th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Muscat

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Jerusalem Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.6
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.3
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$19.1
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.2
$13
 Cappuccino
$5.04
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.26
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1637
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1119
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2975
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1851
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.9
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
5.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16323
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9037
$1539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.26
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72
$74.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$10.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.4
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.97
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.82
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$4.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.65
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$3.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$6.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$4.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.6
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$152
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1104
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27069
$10792

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$1010
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$1122
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$895
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$2154
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$1062
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1821
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2346
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$2066
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$2260
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$2172
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$978
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2449
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$2031
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$910
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$2147
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$2145
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$3089
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$2432
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$2274
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$546
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$2207
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1946
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1962
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1761

Cities near Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1080
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$796
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$575
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1214
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1457
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2183
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1473
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$627
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$575
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$563
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$813
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$545
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2014
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$545
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1923
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$541
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$613
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1109
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1309
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1192
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$434
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$825
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$565
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$931
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$547
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1037
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$823
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$523
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$489
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$465