Abuja vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$2748
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$1012
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$1664
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
39
42
😀 Quality of life
23
73
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.42M

The cost of living in Abuja is 15% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4364th and 4774th ($1375 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 months in Abuja compared to 1.4 months in Muscat. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 9006th and 2223rd 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
$2.62
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$7.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$12.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$734
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$2006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$1570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$77.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$4.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$65.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$10581

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$692
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$323
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$760
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$517
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$564
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$672
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$531
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$693
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$488
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$518
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$795
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$491
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$575
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$516
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$670
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$627
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$773
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1364
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$639
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$658
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$503
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$786
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$591
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$699
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$373
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$559
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1118
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$995
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$372
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$759
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$946
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$821
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1119
562 km or 349 mi Save
$654
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$476
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$627
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$738
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1272
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1156

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1082
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$797
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$530
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1173
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1455
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2356
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1543
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$559
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$526
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$514
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$717
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$521
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2100
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$494
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$2015
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$700
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$497
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$558
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1062
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1340
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1218
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$421
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$816
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$505
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$965
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$485
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1059
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$778
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$471
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$457
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$917
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$454