Muscat vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1110
$952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2698
$2170
🏠 One person rent
$551
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$1053
$677
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$62.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1727
$937
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
44
55
😀 Quality of life
68
51
🏙️ Population
1.42M
39K

The cost of living in Muscat is 17% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 4893rd and 5974th ($1110 vs $952) 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 1 months in Ramallah. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 3189th and 6160th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$5.4
☕ Cappuccino
$5.15
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1200
$676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.8
$34.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.99%
6.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1760
$1208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1270
$903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$8.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.5
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3
$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.47
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$7.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.56
$3.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$61.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$8.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$190
$194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8649
$3782

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$994
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Jerusalem
$2037
21 km or 13 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
21 km or 13 mi Bethlehem
$934
23 km or 14 mi Ariel
$1536
26 km or 16 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
29 km or 18 mi Lod
$1768
31 km or 19 mi Ramla
$2115
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
32 km or 20 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$1866
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$730
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$1741
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$1825
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$1881
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$705
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$721
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2020
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$1751
43 km or 27 mi Tel Aviv
$2254
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$1872
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$1815
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$2085
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$1795
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$1917
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$1838
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$847
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$692
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1775
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$2045
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1671