Muscat vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1081
$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2496
$6248
🏠 One person rent
$532
$1599
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$2836
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$653
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1722
$3894
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
43
94
😀 Quality of life
75
94
🏙️ Population
1.42M
664K

The cost of living in Muscat is 59% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 5037th and 689th ($1081 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 1796th and 67th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$7.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.79
$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$555
$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.7
$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.39%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1488
$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.08
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.61
$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.46
$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.44
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.86
$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11063
$13809

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$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
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2329
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2228
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2392
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2581
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2262
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2374
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2222
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2134
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2057
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2087
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2175
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2718
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2224
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1846
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2589
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2302
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2414
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2238
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3118
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2568
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2252
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1701
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2374
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2263
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2706
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2256
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2230
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2178
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1829
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1639
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2089
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1818
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2318
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1804
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1860
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2359
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1696
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2168
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1512
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1671