Muscat vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1081
$1072
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2496
$2566
🏠 One person rent
$532
$411
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$690
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1722
$190
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
43
56
😀 Quality of life
75
44
🏙️ Population
1.42M
43.9K

The cost of living in Muscat is 0.9% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 5037th and 5084th ($1081 vs $1072) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Oman and the Palestine, respectively. Check Oman vs the Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 0.2 months in Ramallah. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Ramallah ranked 5th in the Palestine, while ranked 1796th and 7218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$52.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$6.05
☕ Cappuccino
$4.79
$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$555
$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$506
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$93.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.7
$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.39%
5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1488
$1229
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$1006
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$83.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.08
$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$2.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.61
$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$3.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.46
$8.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.44
$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$9.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.86
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11063
$4130

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44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1078
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$792
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$573
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1228
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2521
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1419
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$624
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$568
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$557
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$808
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$534
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1849
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$530
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1770
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1201
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1237
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1230
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$430
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$817
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$553
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$908
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$530
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1008
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$873
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$503
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$477
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$930
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$453

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Jerusalem
$2447
21 km or 13 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2100
21 km or 13 mi Bethlehem
$987
23 km or 14 mi Ariel
$1732
26 km or 16 mi Beit Shemesh
$1747
29 km or 18 mi Lod
$1998
31 km or 19 mi Ramla
$2347
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2153
32 km or 20 mi Kafr Qasim
$2150
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$2142
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$915
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$2124
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$1947
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$2135
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$2130
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$2233
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$807
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$2286
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2191
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$837
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2303
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2440
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$2214
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$1937
43 km or 27 mi Tel Aviv
$2492
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1974
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$2153
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$2064
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$2937
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$2040
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$2290
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$2108
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$1021
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$548
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1993
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$2247
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1850