Manchester vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2265
$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5312
$2496
🏠 One person rent
$1378
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$2219
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$544
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$1722
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
91
43
😀 Quality of life
93
75
🏙️ Population
548K
1.42M

The cost of living in Manchester is 110% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 1330th and 5037th ($2265 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th 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 10th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 107th and 1796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manchester Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.5
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.26
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1608
$555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1050
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2460
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1770
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$271
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.4
$68.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5680
$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3963
$1333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$9.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.7
$6.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$5.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.9
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.1
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1945
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20873
$11063

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1759
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2040
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2011
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1723
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1828
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1680
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1873
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1883
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1513
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1834
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1968
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1887
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1783
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1578
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1652
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1822
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1746
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1833
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1897
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1850
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1832
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1507
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1937
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1890
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2023
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1834
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1831
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1804

Cities near Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1078
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$792
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$573
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1228
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2521
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1419
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$624
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$568
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$557
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$808
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$534
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1849
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$530
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1770
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1201
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1237
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1230
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$430
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$817
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$553
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$908
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$530
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1008
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$873
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$503
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$477
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$930
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$453