Glasgow vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2013
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4848
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$1146
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$2071
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3562
$1727
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
94
44
😀 Quality of life
96
68
🏙️ Population
626K
1.42M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 81% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 1833rd and 4893rd ($2013 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th 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 1.8 months in Glasgow compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 19th and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Glasgow Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.4
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.22
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.44
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.26
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1254
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$882
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2451
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1640
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.7
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.48%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3909
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3280
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.79
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.9
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.4
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.71
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.6
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.01
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.03
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.3
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1167
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12979
$8649

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1818
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1793
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1793
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1599
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1625
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1573
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1710
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1744
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1420
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1724
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2246
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1647
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1390
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1545
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1732
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1828
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1467
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1830
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1830
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1805
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1989
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1701
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1800
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1734
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1712
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1706
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1688
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1459
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1602
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1571
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1640
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1491
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1783
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1763
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1364

Cities near Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$994
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548