Munich vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Munich	Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2332	$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5652	$2698
🏠 One person rent	$1380	$551
🏘️ Family rent	$2574	$1053
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$349
🚐 Transport expenses	$219	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3717	$1727
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	91	44
😀 Quality of life	94	68
🏙️ Population	1.51M	1.42M

The cost of living in Munich is 110% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 1056th and 4893rd ($2332 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Germany and Oman, respectively. Check Germany vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Munich compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 54th and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Muscat

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	Munich	Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.8	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.12	$11.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.67	$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1433	$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1107	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2772	$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2147	$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.3	$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12629	$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9154	$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.13	$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.1	$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.36	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$23	$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1009	$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19483	$8649

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1886
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1838
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1869
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1837
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1817
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1805
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1782
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1686
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1777
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1688
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1643
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1871
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1664
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1650
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1224
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1655
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1717
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1714
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1646
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1657
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1614
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1652
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1536
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1618
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1589
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1751
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1606
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2024
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1630
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1619
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1783
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1612
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1740
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1665
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1607
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1606
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1668
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1778
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1668

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