Mogadishu vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$711
$1090
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2049
$2569
🏠 One person rent
$230
$541
🏘️ Family rent
$703
$966
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.3
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$1772
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
26
43
😀 Quality of life
12
70
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.42M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 35% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6832nd and 4892nd ($711 vs $1090) 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 9139th and 2404th 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
$2.98
$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.5
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.96
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.37
$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.8
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1676
$1144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.4
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.02%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4805
$1690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8866
$1296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$61.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.75
$9.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$4.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$5.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.9
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$4.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.67
$6.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.6
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.6
$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.4
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.2
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$879
$10296

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$561
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$571
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$540
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$654
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$638
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$523
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$552
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$811
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$838
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$503
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$522
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$490
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$605
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$602
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$507
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$486
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$496
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$1495
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$482
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$752

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$967
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$780
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$585
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$1239
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$1844
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$1540
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$2240
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$1196
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$1494
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$2379
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$1828
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$605
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$634
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$1721
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$518
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$515
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$829
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$514
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$1779
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$547
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$1709
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$464
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$548
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$507
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$1223
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$1280
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$1243
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$442
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$809
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$552
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$589
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$1068
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$563
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$1056
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$804
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$897
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$557
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$546
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$901
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$551