Muscat vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1110
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2698
$4999
🏠 One person rent
$551
$1371
🏘️ Family rent
$1053
$2182
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$539
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1727
$3835
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
44
94
😀 Quality of life
68
94
🏙️ Population
1.42M
664K

The cost of living in Muscat is 50% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 4893rd and 1336th ($1110 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Oman and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Oman vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 3189th and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$6.41
☕ Cappuccino
$5.15
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1200
$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.8
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.99%
3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1760
$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1270
$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.5
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.47
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.56
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$190
$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8649
$10888

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$1232
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$1050
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$1603
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$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
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$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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$2034
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1991
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2053
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$2094
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2010
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2228
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1813
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1750
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1920
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2184
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1951
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2246
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2373
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2375
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1865
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2859
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2180
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2170
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1559
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2046
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1968
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2072
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2076
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2064
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1916
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1421
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1975
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1762
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$1831
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1709
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1782
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1921
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1611
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2017
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1442
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592