Meru vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$2748
🏠 One person rent
$185
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$1012
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$1664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
27
42
😀 Quality of life
28
73
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.42M

The cost of living in Meru is 54% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8425th and 4774th ($543 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Kenya and Oman, respectively. Check Kenya vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Meru compared to 1.4 months in Muscat. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 8855th and 2223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Muscat

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Meru Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$7.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$12.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$734
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$2006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$1570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$77.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$4.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$65.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$10581

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$524
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$540
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$603
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$618
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$624
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$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
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$611
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$635
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$697
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$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
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$591
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$546
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$586
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$495
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$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
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$583

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
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$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
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$821
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$778
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$471
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$457
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$917
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$454