Alexandria vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1302
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$164
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$351
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$149
$1705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
49
44
😀 Quality of life
51
68
🏙️ Population
4.87M
1.42M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 56% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8536th and 4635th ($495 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Egypt and Oman, respectively. Check Egypt vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 6224th and 3535th 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
$5.31
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.4
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$716
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.74
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.49
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.1
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.84
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.57
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.5
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3745
$8464

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$393
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$450
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$446
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$490
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$472
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$549
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$513
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$418
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$494
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$384
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$478
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$468
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$470
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$366
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$455
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$657
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1725
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1499
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1703
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1671
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1848
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1687
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1400
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$421
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1826
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1523
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1871
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1776
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1701
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2113
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2212

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646