Asmara vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$2496
🏠 One person rent
$227
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$1722
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
8
43
😀 Quality of life
14
75
🏙️ Population
963K
1.42M

The cost of living in Asmara is 51% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8435th and 5037th ($533 vs $1081) 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 0.2 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 9205th and 1796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Muscat

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Asmara Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$68.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$1333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$9.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$3.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$6.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$5.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$11063

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$498
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$499
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$500
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$826
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$971
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1016
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$925
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$864
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1039
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$499
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$911
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$903
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$498
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$560
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$498
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$522
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$512
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1116
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$500
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$559
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$560
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$860
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$586
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$918
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$879
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1162
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$896
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1155
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$910
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$857
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$517
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1175
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$502
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1169

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$1078
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$792
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$573
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$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
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$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
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$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