Alexandria vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$310
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$828
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$76.9
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$168
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$30
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$1727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
49
44
😀 Quality of life
48
68
🏙️ Population
4.87M
1.42M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 72% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 9207th and 4893rd ($310 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in Egypt and Oman, respectively. Check Egypt vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 6328th and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Muscat

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Alexandria Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.44
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.4
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.16
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.41
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.29
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$49
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$230
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$125
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.58
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.3
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.59
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.91%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$428
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.46
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.56
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.26
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.61
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.19
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.78
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.36
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.58
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.5
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.07
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.24
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.7
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$54.2
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1331
$8649

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21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$299
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$308
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$315
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$323
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$306
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$335
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$327
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$374
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$424
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$323
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$291
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$345
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$282
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$339
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$310
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$334
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$303
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$357
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$609
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1713
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1671
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1727
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1607
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1775
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1632
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1528
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$306
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1815
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1372
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1795
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1751
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1825
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1741
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$1881
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2254
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2020
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2154

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$994
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$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