Manchester vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1998
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4556
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$1870
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$1705
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
91
44
😀 Quality of life
91
68
🏙️ Population
548K
1.42M

The cost of living in Manchester is 77% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 1798th and 4635th ($1998 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 2nd 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 1.5 months in Muscat. Manchester ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 110th and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manchester Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.31
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1274
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$892
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$303
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5073
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.12
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.9
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.4
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.2
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1559
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13845
$8464

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629

Cities near Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646