Asmara vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$228
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$1727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
8
44
😀 Quality of life
27
68
🏙️ Population
963K
1.42M

The cost of living in Asmara is 53% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8485th and 4893rd ($524 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and Oman, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 8376th and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$8649

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$492
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$491
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$686
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$988
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$946
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$935
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$513
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$799
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$814
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$489
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$915
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1096
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$895
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$488
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$550
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$491
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1094
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$491
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$554
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$553
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$934
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$584
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$555
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$827
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$895
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$868
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$940
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$889
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1123
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$902
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$1103
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$667
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$851
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$626
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$527
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$671

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$994
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$786
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$687
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$1232
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$1050
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$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
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$728
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$1630
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$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
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$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
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$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
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$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