Birmingham vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$1090
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$2569
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$541
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$966
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$1772
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	96	43
😀 Quality of life	94	70
🏙️ Population	1.14M	1.42M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 79% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 1973rd and 4892nd ($1951 vs $1090) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 1st 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 1.6 months in Muscat. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 35th and 2404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Muscat

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	Birmingham	Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$1144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$1690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$1296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$61.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$9.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$4.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$5.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$4.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$6.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$10296

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1732
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1731
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1718
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1728
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1608
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1737
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1736
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1744
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1903
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1452
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2009
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1798
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1663
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1569
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1750
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1450
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1600
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1805
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1727
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1759
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1693
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1591
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1790
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1686
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1623
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1814
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1820
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1748

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