Abuja vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$953
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$1727
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
37
44
😀 Quality of life
19
68
🏙️ Population
1.57M
1.42M

The cost of living in Abuja is 14% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4418th and 4893rd ($1262 vs $1110) 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 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 8886th and 3189th 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
$2.91
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$8649

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$787
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$377
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$757
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$621
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$469
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$735
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$658
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$846
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$635
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1036
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$583
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$704
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$605
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$774
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$537
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$906
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1686
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$699
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$596
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$886
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$638
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$714
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$374
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$651
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1042
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1019
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$453
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$794
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1133
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$933
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1037
562 km or 349 mi Save
$644
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$545
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$655
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$710
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$812
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1368

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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