Muscat vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1110
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2698
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$551
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$1053
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1727
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
44
67
😀 Quality of life
68
57
🏙️ Population
1.42M
5.55M

The cost of living in Muscat is 49% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 4893rd and 6689th ($1110 vs $745) 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 3189th and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$5.15
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1200
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.8
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.99%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1760
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1270
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.5
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.47
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.56
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$190
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8649
$8325

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$994
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768