London vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$2496
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$885
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$1722
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	100	43
😀 Quality of life	99	75
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.42M

The cost of living in London is 256% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8th and 5037th ($3851 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.1 months in London compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 5th and 1796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Muscat

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	London	Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$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	$21687	$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$1333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$9.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$3.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$6.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$5.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$11063

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165

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