Accra vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$927
$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$2748
🏠 One person rent
$343
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$573
$1012
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$1664
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
50
42
😀 Quality of life
56
73
🏙️ Population
1.78M
1.42M

The cost of living in Accra is 22% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6110th and 4774th ($927 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and Oman, respectively. Check Ghana vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 1.4 months in Muscat. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 6218th and 2223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Muscat

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Accra Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.83
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$12.4
☕ Cappuccino
$4.44
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$843
$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$734
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.4
$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.9
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.4
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.75%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3284
$2006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1835
$1570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$77.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.69
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.52
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$4.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.58
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$65.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.5
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.3
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$36.7
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.7
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9381
$10581

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$697
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$583
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$762
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$500
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$759
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$665
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$714
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$727
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$606
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$657
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$596
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$830
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$768
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$656
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1049
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1037
400 km or 249 mi Save
$654
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$656
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$946
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1185
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$995
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$666
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1043
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$661
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1044
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$658
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$639
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$670
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1067
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$575
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1100
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$518
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$488
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1062
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$863
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$627
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$786

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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