Manchester vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2365
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5609
$2617
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$560
🏘️ Family rent
$2498
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3421
$1786
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
90
42
😀 Quality of life
93
74
🏙️ Population
548K
1.42M

The cost of living in Manchester is 108% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 1156th and 4940th ($2365 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd 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 1.6 months in Muscat. Manchester ranked 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 78th and 2105th 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
$19.7
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.2
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1148
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2808
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2033
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.2%
5.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4797
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4525
$1539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$74.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.8
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$3.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.2
$6.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.89
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$4.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1658
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21096
$10792

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862

Cities near Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1080
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$796
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$575
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1214
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1457
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2183
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1473
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$627
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$575
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$563
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$813
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$545
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2014
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$545
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1923
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$541
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$613
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1109
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1309
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1192
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$434
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$825
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$565
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$931
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$547
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1037
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$823
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$523
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$489
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$465