Lagos vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2969
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$607
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$1499
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$1727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
46
44
😀 Quality of life
41
68
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.42M

The cost of living in Lagos is 2% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4791st and 4893rd ($1133 vs $1110) 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 0.2 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 6804th and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.26%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$253
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.5
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.4
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.95
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.06
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2307
$8649

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$1019
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$710
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$755
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$699
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$774
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$617
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$704
203 km or 126 mi Save
$644
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$635
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$711
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$537
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$658
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$655
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$886
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$656
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$345
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$570
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$652
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1036
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$652
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$368
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$546
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$846
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$585
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$747
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1686
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$656
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$651
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$469
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$906
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$638
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$787
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1262
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$412
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$546
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$374
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$492

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Distance City Cost of living
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$994
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
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$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548