Jerusalem vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jerusalem Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2037
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4974
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$1185
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$2324
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$565
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2358
$1727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
38 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
77
44
😀 Quality of life
84
68
🏙️ Population
936K
1.42M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 83% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 1770th and 4893rd ($2037 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Israel and Oman, respectively. Check Israel vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 358th and 3189th 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
$20.4
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.2
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.45
$11.7
 Cappuccino
$4
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1355
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$953
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2790
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1935
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.9
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.96%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12822
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8413
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.8
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.92
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.44
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$86.1
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97.9
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.9
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$859
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11066
$8649

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$934
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$952
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$721
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$1768
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$847
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1536
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2115
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$1741
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$1866
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$1825
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$1881
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$1815
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$730
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2020
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$1751
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$705
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$1795
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2254
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1775
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$2085
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$1917
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$1872
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$692
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$1838
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1651
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1632
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1671

Cities near Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$994
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$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