Lagos vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$2617
🏠 One person rent
$536
$560
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$1786
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
48
42
😀 Quality of life
42
74
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.42M

The cost of living in Lagos is 10% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 5500th and 4940th ($1022 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.6 months in Muscat. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 7677th and 2105th 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
$3.02
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$13
 Cappuccino
$2.46
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
5.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$1539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$74.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$10.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$4.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$3.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$6.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$4.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$10792

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$1017
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$741
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$796
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$665
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$775
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$612
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$659
203 km or 126 mi Save
$650
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$578
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$802
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$655
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$594
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$538
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$673
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$878
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$678
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$454
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$683
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$673
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$922
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$675
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$607
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$654
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$785
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$703
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$861
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1555
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$682
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$618
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$587
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$849
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$601
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$785
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1551
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$562
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$664
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$386
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1080
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$796
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$575
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1214
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1457
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2183
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1473
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$627
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$575
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$563
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$813
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$545
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2014
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$545
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1923
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$541
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$613
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1109
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1309
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1192
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$434
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$825
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$565
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$931
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$547
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1037
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$823
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$523
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$489
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$465