Mogadishu vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$724
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1682
$2617
🏠 One person rent
$264
$560
🏘️ Family rent
$397
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.3
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$94.6
$1786
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
27
42
😀 Quality of life
19
74
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.42M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 36% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 7125th and 4940th ($724 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Somalia and Oman, respectively. Check Somalia vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Mogadishu compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Mogadishu ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 9150th and 2105th 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
$3.5
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.51
$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
$143
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$79.5
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8%
5.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4814
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7574
$1539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$74.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$4.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.05
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$3.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$6.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.84
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$4.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$25.9
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.1
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.6
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.7
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.1
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$571
$10792

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$1152
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$1153
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$542
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$509
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$1156
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$604
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$996
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$455
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$419
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$797
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$544
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$572
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$508
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$523
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$601
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$571
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$520
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$775
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$602
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$551
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$588
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$1022
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$526
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$533
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$505
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$651
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$624
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$408
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1646
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$593
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$491
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$863

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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