Alexandria vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$384
$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$990
$2496
🏠 One person rent
$95.7
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$159
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.6
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$125
$1722
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
51
43
😀 Quality of life
56
75
🏙️ Population
4.87M
1.42M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 64% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 9006th and 5037th ($384 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Egypt and Oman, respectively. Check Egypt vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 6233rd and 1796th 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
$4.15
$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.8
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.53
$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.2
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.28
$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.7
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$68.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.98%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$715
$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$491
$1333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.03
$9.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.35
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$3.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.68
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$6.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.42
$5.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.3
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.02
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.67
$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.9
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1874
$11063

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$274
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$287
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$326
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$336
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$345
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$473
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$410
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$331
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$395
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$306
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$334
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$295
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$288
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$276
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$348
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$695
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1951
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1850
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1957
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1867
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1993
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1879
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1728
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$271
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2064
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1645
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2040
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1937
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2130
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1947
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2233
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2492
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2303
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2440

Cities near Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$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