Asmara vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$212
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$1705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
8
44
😀 Quality of life
17
68
🏙️ Population
963K
1.42M

The cost of living in Asmara is 56% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8513th and 4635th ($498 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Eritrea and Oman, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 9076th and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$8464

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$466
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$467
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$466
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$800
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$1061
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$885
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$959
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$489
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$883
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$820
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$466
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$923
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1361
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$920
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$467
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$523
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$467
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$490
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$481
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1095
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$470
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$524
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$522
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$1047
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$551
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
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$857
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$938
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$899
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1032
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$901
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1100
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$936
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$923
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$705
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$881
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$486
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$676
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$602
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$702

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$1164
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$787
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$779
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$1191
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$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
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$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
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$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
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$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646