Birmingham vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$1705
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
95
44
😀 Quality of life
93
68
🏙️ Population
1.14M
1.42M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 78% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 1780th and 4635th ($2004 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Oman, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 58th and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$8464

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1716
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1664
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1687
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1713
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1586
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1683
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1722
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1727
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2320
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1497
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1711
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$1969
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1831
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1688
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1603
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1751
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1472
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1588
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1797
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1654
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1761
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1737
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1674
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1784
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1785
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1675
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1653
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1815
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1966
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1673

Cities near Muscat

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