Mogadishu vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$719
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2041
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$256
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$740
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$391
$1727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
26
44
😀 Quality of life
13
68
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.42M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 35% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6821st and 4893rd ($719 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Somalia and Oman, respectively. Check Somalia vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 9110th and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Muscat

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Mogadishu Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.03
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.37
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.3
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.73%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6940
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.1
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.2
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.2
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$890
$8649

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$711
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$502
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$684
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$671
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$626
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$535
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$527
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$667
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$560
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$810
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$571
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$482
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$745
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$601
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$554
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$493
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$548
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$584
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$553
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$460
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$590
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$543
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$675
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$736
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$814
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$518
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$483
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$583
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$581
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$639
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1552
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$511
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$489
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$799

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$994
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$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