Abidjan vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$1090
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$2569
🏠 One person rent	$439	$541
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$966
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$1772
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	34	43
😀 Quality of life	37	70
🏙️ Population	4.98M	1.42M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 6% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 5348th and 4892nd ($1022 vs $1090) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and Oman, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 7322nd and 2404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Muscat

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	Abidjan	Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$1144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$1690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$1296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$61.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$9.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$4.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$5.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$4.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$6.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$10296

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$882
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$882
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$906
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$889
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$904
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$551
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$937
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$433
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$588
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$729
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$560
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$553
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$916
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$354
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$575
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$632
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$487
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$507
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$755
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$999
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$647
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$649
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$753
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$499
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$590
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$651
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$487
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$709
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$658
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$523
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$774
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$489

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