Lagos vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$448
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1226
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$245
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$654
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$114
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.4
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$74.4
$1705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
46
44
😀 Quality of life
38
68
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.42M

The cost of living in Lagos is 60% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8781st and 4635th ($448 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Nigeria and Oman, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lagos compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 7384th and 3535th 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
$1.28
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.8
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.23
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.32
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$548
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.36
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.3
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.2
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.4%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$564
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$159
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.58
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.84
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.11
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.24
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.86
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.19
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.92
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.3
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.6
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$718
$8464

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$826
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$697
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$732
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$262
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$407
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$250
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$677
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$310
203 km or 126 mi Save
$676
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$243
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$678
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$315
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$272
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$314
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$617
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$351
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$616
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$353
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$482
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$354
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$617
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$446
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$512
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$325
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$497
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$582
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$507
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$620
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$327
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$290
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$330
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$233
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$313
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$288
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$416
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$459
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$237
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$443

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$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
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$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
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$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
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$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