Jerusalem vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$1090
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$2569
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$541
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$966
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$1772
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	78	43
😀 Quality of life	85	70
🏙️ Population	936K	1.42M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 94% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 1551st and 4892nd ($2114 vs $1090) 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 374th and 2404th 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	$22.2	$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$1144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$1690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$1296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$61.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$9.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$4.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$5.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$4.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$6.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$10296

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1931
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511

Cities near Muscat

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Seeb	$967
132 km or 82 mi	Nizwa	$780
277 km or 172 mi	Chabahar	$585
284 km or 177 mi	Fujairah	$1239
297 km or 184 mi	Al Ain	$1844
356 km or 221 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
372 km or 231 mi	Ajman	$2240
375 km or 233 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
377 km or 235 mi	Sharjah	$1494
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2379
439 km or 273 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
451 km or 280 mi	Iranshahr	$605
463 km or 288 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
503 km or 313 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
569 km or 354 mi	Jiroft	$518
611 km or 380 mi	Bam	$515
691 km or 429 mi	Zahedan	$829
711 km or 442 mi	Sirjan	$514
739 km or 459 mi	Doha	$1779
740 km or 460 mi	Jahrom	$547
752 km or 467 mi	Al Khor	$1709
757 km or 470 mi	Kerman	$464
770 km or 479 mi	Fasa	$548
797 km or 495 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
858 km or 533 mi	Riffa	$1223
858 km or 533 mi	Manama	$1280
860 km or 534 mi	Isa Town	$1243
865 km or 537 mi	Karachi	$442
870 km or 541 mi	Salalah	$809
873 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552
898 km or 558 mi	Shiraz	$589
901 km or 560 mi	Dhahran	$1068
902 km or 561 mi	Marvdasht	$563
911 km or 566 mi	Dammam	$1056
926 km or 575 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
938 km or 583 mi	Qatif	$897
960 km or 596 mi	Kazerun	$557
966 km or 600 mi	Borazjan	$546
973 km or 604 mi	Jubail	$901
976 km or 606 mi	Bushehr	$551