Manchester vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2348
$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5497
$2748
🏠 One person rent
$1452
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$2508
$1012
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3236
$1664
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
90
42
😀 Quality of life
92
73
🏙️ Population
548K
1.42M

The cost of living in Manchester is 97% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 1193rd and 4774th ($2348 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.4 months in Muscat. Manchester ranked 12th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 84th and 2223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Muscat

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Manchester Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.3
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.4
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$7.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.78
$12.4
☕ Cappuccino
$4.69
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.59
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1619
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1133
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2982
$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$734
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.2
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.17%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4975
$2006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4650
$1570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$107
$77.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.58
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$4.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.2
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.01
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$65.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.9
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.2
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.3
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1414
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20557
$10581

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1948
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831

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