Alexandria vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

Alexandria Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$326
$1150
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$803
$2767
🏠 One person rent
$110
$572
🏘️ Family rent
$184
$1073
🍽️ Food expenses
$138
$361
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.6
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$130
$1725
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
48
43
😀 Quality of life
51
71
🏙️ Population
4.87M
1.42M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 72% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 9104th and 4311th ($326 vs $1150) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd 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 1.5 months in Muscat. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 6192nd and 2285th 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
$3.57
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.2
$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.51
$6.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.21
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$572
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.4
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$245
$1222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$828
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.1
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.3
$88.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.61
$77.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$571
$1904
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$196
$1159
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.39
$64.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.84
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.32
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.29
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.22
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.16
$20.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$4.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.61
$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.36
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$3.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.5
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.14
$9.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.03
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.61
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.8
$211
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1732
$7465

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21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$264
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$283
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$245
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$257
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$253
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$255
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$226
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$265
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$275
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$394
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$287
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$248
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$270
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$322
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$265
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$230
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$212
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$238
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$264
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$696
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1692
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1586
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1694
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1693
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1771
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1700
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1168
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1687
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$279
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1693
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1660
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1483
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1878
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1836
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1698
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1776
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$1809
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2298
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2032
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2162

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1260
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$799
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1096
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1362
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1129
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1020
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1343
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$1924
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$687
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$689
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$688
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$863
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$693
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1964
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$688
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1797
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$657
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$968
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$691
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1245
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1277
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1277
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$321
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$824
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$687
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$947
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$952
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$690
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$987
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$880
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$687
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$686
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$907
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$785