Muscat vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2744
$2300
🏠 One person rent
$569
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$770
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1705
$836
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
44
55
😀 Quality of life
68
53
🏙️ Population
1.42M
39K

The cost of living in Muscat is 11% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 4635th and 5228th ($1126 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.5 months in Muscat compared to 0.8 months in Ramallah. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 3535th and 6114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.2
$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.5
$5.51
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$770
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$84.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$38.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.7
$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$8.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$5.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.84
$4.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$9.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8464
$3737

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Jerusalem
$1948
21 km or 13 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
21 km or 13 mi Bethlehem
$964
23 km or 14 mi Ariel
$1583
26 km or 16 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
29 km or 18 mi Lod
$1752
31 km or 19 mi Ramla
$2068
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
32 km or 20 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$1900
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$849
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$1701
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$760
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$737
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2113
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$1776
43 km or 27 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$1873
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$1826
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$2149
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$1871
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$1939
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$1850
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$802
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$679
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1848
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$1962
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1499