Lagos vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$946
$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2140
$2748
🏠 One person rent
$490
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$1012
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$59
$1664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
48
42
😀 Quality of life
43
73
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.42M

The cost of living in Lagos is 21% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 5960th and 4774th ($946 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Nigeria and Oman, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 1.4 months in Muscat. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 7444th and 2223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Muscat

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Lagos Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.44
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.53
$7.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$12.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1145
$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$734
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2563
$2006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1609
$1570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.6
$77.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.1
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.6
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.57
$4.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.47
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.46
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$65.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.97
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.9
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2984
$10581

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$995
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$768
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$830
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$658
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$639
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$670
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$596
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$575
203 km or 126 mi Save
$654
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$488
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$759
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$627
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$531
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$518
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$657
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$786
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$665
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$500
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$727
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$656
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$795
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$656
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$583
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$697
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$693
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$762
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$927
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1364
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$661
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$559
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$564
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$773
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$591
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$692
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1375
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$606
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$714
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$373
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$666

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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