Glasgow vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2058
$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4930
$2496
🏠 One person rent
$1155
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$2017
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$551
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3074
$1722
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
94
43
😀 Quality of life
95
75
🏙️ Population
626K
1.42M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 90% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 1833rd and 5037th ($2058 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 94th 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 Glasgow compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 52nd and 1796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Glasgow Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$96.4
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.73
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$4.81
$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$856
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2085
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1575
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$301
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$68.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.83%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4064
$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3045
$1333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.97
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.2
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$9.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$3.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.98
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.1
$6.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$5.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.61
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.03
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.9
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$118
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1138
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18105
$11063

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1840
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1837
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1797
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1619
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1527
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1575
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1711
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1630
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1762
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1775
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1522
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1728
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2310
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1768
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1641
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1485
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1480
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1759
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1778
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1484
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1808
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1884
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2021
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1879
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2205
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1963
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1769
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1906
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1825
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1805
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1780
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1797
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1507
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$2079
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1602
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1761
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1551
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1840
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1839
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1429

Cities near Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1078
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$792
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$573
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1228
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2521
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1419
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$624
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$568
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$557
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$808
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$534
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1849
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$530
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1770
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1201
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1237
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1230
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$430
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$817
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$553
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$908
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$530
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1008
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$873
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$503
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$477
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$930
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$453