Edinburgh vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2295
$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5636
$2748
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$2398
$1012
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$1664
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
88
42
😀 Quality of life
92
73
🏙️ Population
488K
1.42M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 92% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 1307th and 4774th ($2295 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th 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 Edinburgh compared to 1.4 months in Muscat. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 83rd and 2223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Muscat

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Edinburgh Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.3
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$7.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.34
$12.4
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1471
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2686
$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1966
$734
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.86%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6647
$2006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$1570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.6
$77.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$4.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$22.4
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$65.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1749
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25458
$10581

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1760
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1750
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1842
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1831
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1593
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1878
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2114
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1885
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1647
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1704
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1456
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1586
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1596
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1806
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1943
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1784
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1820
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1777
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1778
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1798
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1554
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1872
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2005
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1417
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1523
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1404
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1424
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1741
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1834
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1485
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1791
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2236
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1820

Cities near Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1082
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$797
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$530
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1173
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1455
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2356
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1543
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$559
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$526
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$514
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$717
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$521
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2100
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$494
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$2015
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$700
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$497
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$558
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1062
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1340
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1218
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$421
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$816
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$505
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$965
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$485
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1059
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$778
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$471
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$457
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$917
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$454