Accra vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$2496
🏠 One person rent
$297
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$1722
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
51
43
😀 Quality of life
56
75
🏙️ Population
1.78M
1.42M

The cost of living in Accra is 24% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6574th and 5037th ($822 vs $1081) 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 1.6 months in Muscat. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 6206th and 1796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$68.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$1333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$9.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$3.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$6.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$5.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$11063

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$630
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$600
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$668
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$417
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$835
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$684
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$631
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$652
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$532
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$699
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$598
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$793
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$743
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$703
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1066
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
400 km or 249 mi Save
$646
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$705
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1102
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1224
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1013
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$576
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1057
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$712
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1057
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$752
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$664
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$778
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1083
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$705
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1123
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$644
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1082
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$846
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$632
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$926

Cities near Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1078
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$792
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$573
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1228
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2521
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1419
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$624
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$568
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$557
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$808
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$534
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1849
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$530
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1770
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1201
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1237
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1230
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$430
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$817
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$553
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$908
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$530
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1008
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$873
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$503
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$477
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$930
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$453