Alexandria vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$316
$1090
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$842
$2569
🏠 One person rent
$79.5
$541
🏘️ Family rent
$164
$966
🍽️ Food expenses
$152
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$113
$1772
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
50
43
😀 Quality of life
48
70
🏙️ Population
4.87M
1.42M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 71% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 9165th and 4892nd ($316 vs $1090) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th 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 6367th and 2404th 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
$3.49
$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.9
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.39
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.43
$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.2
$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$55.7
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$225
$1144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$125
$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.34
$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.1
$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.37
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.16%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$567
$1690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$364
$1296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.36
$61.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.91
$9.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.29
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.39
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$4.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$5.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.68
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.95
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$4.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$6.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.74
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.29
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.56
$5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$6.03
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.3
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1522
$10296

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$289
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$268
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$288
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$269
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$305
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$301
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$300
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$307
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$365
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$417
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$318
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$298
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$335
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$276
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$325
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$295
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$319
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$272
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$339
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$640
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1742
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1511
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1732
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1684
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1837
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1686
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1551
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1809
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$290
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1884
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1757
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1471
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1890
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1834
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1943
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1811
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2028
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2306
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2156
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2232

Cities near Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$967
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$780
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$585
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1239
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1844
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2240
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1494
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$605
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$518
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$515
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$829
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$514
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1779
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$547
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1709
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$464
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$548
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$507
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1223
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1280
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1243
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$442
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$809
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$552
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$589
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$1068
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$563
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1056
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$897
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$557
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$546
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$901
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$551