Jerusalem vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jerusalem Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1948
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4581
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$1113
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$1998
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$533
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$140
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2599
$1705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
38 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
77
44
😀 Quality of life
85
68
🏙️ Population
936K
1.42M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 73% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 1907th and 4635th ($1948 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 2nd in Israel and Oman, respectively. Check Israel vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Jerusalem ranked 3rd best city to live in Israel vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 276th and 3535th 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
$16.1
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.3
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.88
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1338
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$906
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2415
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1678
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.13%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13221
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9303
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.54
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.86
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.44
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.6
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.5
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.6
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$783
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10218
$8464

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Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$964
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$1011
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$737
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$1752
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$802
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1583
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2068
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$1701
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$1900
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$1826
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$849
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2113
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$1776
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$1871
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1848
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$2149
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$1939
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$1873
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$679
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$1850
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1678
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1687
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1499

Cities near Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$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