Manchester vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5153
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$1275
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3299
$1727
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
91
44
😀 Quality of life
92
68
🏙️ Population
548K
1.42M

The cost of living in Manchester is 92% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 1500th and 4893rd ($2137 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd 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 1.5 months in Manchester compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 76th and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manchester Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$953
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2281
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5337
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3610
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.64
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1753
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17390
$8649

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761

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