Muscat vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2744
$2119
🏠 One person rent
$569
$593
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$316
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$37.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1705
$302
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
44
12
😀 Quality of life
68
37
🏙️ Population
1.42M
1.03M

The cost of living in Muscat is 12% more expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 4635th and 5267th ($1126 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Oman and Niger, respectively. Check Oman vs Niger comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Muscat compared to 0.3 months in Niamey. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 3535th and 7591st among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.2
$4.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.5
$1.66
 Cappuccino
$4.82
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$46.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$1456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.7
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$3.77
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$7.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$6.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$2.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.84
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$4.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$928
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8464
$4528

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Niamey

Distance City Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi Dori
$677
249 km or 155 mi Fada N'gourma
$674
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$219
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$678
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$750
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$620
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$673
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$664
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$617
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$249
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$675
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$978
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$443
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$616
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$233
610 km or 379 mi Save
$676
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$677
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$314
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$313
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$680
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$407
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$265
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$210
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$617
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$310
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$677
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$262
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$210
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$826
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$250
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$482
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$976
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$616
768 km or 477 mi Abuja
$288
773 km or 480 mi Akure
$243
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$697
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$353
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$732