Manchester vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2071
$1090
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5081
$2569
🏠 One person rent
$1241
$541
🏘️ Family rent
$2185
$966
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2923
$1772
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
91
43
😀 Quality of life
92
70
🏙️ Population
548K
1.42M

The cost of living in Manchester is 90% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 1662nd and 4892nd ($2071 vs $1090) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th 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 13th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 85th and 2404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manchester Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.9
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.7
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.16
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$4.46
$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.46
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1351
$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$936
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2179
$1144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1788
$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.9
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.9%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5330
$1690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3723
$1296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$110
$61.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$9.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$4.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$5.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$4.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$6.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.03
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.2
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.8
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1818
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19551
$10296

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1806
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1672
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1806
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1720
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1962
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1574
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1675
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1497
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1753
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1762
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1376
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1680
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1793
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1737
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1686
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1486
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1456
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1693
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1598
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1707
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1774
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1680
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1706
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1465
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1401
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1774
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1764
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1552
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1897
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1710
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1697
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1681

Cities near Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$967
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$780
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$585
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1239
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1844
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2240
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1494
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$605
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$518
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$515
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$829
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$514
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1779
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$547
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1709
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$464
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$548
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$507
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1223
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1280
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1243
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$442
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$809
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$552
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$589
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$1068
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$563
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1056
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$897
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$557
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$546
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$901
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$551