Muscat vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2744
$1766
🏠 One person rent
$569
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1705
$399
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
44
67
😀 Quality of life
68
59
🏙️ Population
1.42M
5.55M

The cost of living in Muscat is 74% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 4635th and 7242nd ($1126 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Oman and Kenya, respectively. Check Oman vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Muscat compared to 0.6 months in Nairobi. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 3535th and 5517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.2
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.5
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.7
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$4.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.84
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8464
$6839

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44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747