Abuja vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1551
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3142
$2617
🏠 One person rent
$1167
$560
🏘️ Family rent
$2057
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$76
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$83.9
$1786
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
39
42
😀 Quality of life
23
74
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.42M

The cost of living in Abuja is 37% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 3904th and 4940th ($1551 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Nigeria and Oman, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Abuja ranked 8th best city to live in Nigeria vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 9058th and 2105th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Muscat

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Abuja Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1864
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3354
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1593
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
5.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1118
$1539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$74.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.44
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.42
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$4.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$3.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$6.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.07
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.89
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$4.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.9
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2219
$10792

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$785
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$353
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$830
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$584
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$587
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$750
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$594
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$785
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$578
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$538
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$922
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$659
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$594
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$775
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$655
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$849
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1555
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$665
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$581
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$878
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$601
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$687
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$386
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$618
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1143
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1017
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$425
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$750
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1022
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$834
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1143
562 km or 349 mi Save
$650
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$535
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$641
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$750
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1344
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1254

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1080
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$796
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$575
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1214
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1457
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2183
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1473
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$627
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$575
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$563
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$813
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$545
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2014
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$545
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1923
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$541
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$613
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1109
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1309
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1192
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$434
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$825
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$565
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$931
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$547
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1037
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$823
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$523
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$489
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$465