Muscat vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2569
$2089
🏠 One person rent
$541
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$966
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1772
$399
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
43
68
😀 Quality of life
70
59
🏙️ Population
1.42M
5.55M

The cost of living in Muscat is 43% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 4892nd and 6622nd ($1090 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Oman and Kenya, respectively. Check Oman vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 2404th and 5369th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.18
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$4.83
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$1080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$713
$418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$20
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$31.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.4
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
14.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$1743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1296
$998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.9
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.37
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$6.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$5.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.37
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.24
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$2.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.33
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.76
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10296
$7984

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44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$967
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$780
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$585
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1239
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1844
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2240
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1494
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$605
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$518
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$515
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$829
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$514
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1779
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$547
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1709
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$464
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$548
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$507
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1223
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1280
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1243
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$442
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$809
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$552
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$589
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$1068
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$563
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1056
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$897
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$557
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$546
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$901
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$551

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$589
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$408
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$500
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$541
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$638
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$561
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$483
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$522
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$490
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$602
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$605
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$498
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$580
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$562
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$625
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$545
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$646
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$698
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$558
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$502
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$523
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$552
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$486
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$594
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$650
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$613
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$771
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$648
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$573
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$518
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$801
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$492
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$648
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$413
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$651
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$648
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$585
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$479
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$785