Muscat vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Muscat	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1193	$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2748	$1530
🏠 One person rent	$598	$286
🏘️ Family rent	$1012	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$353	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1664	$188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	42	14
😀 Quality of life	73	45
🏙️ Population	1.42M	1.45M

The cost of living in Muscat is 83% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 4774th and 7596th ($1193 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Oman and Mauritania, respectively. Check Oman vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Muscat compared to 0.3 months in Nouakchott. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 2223rd and 7210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Nouakchott

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	Muscat	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.24	$2.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.73	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.4	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$593	$196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1094	$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$734	$240
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.7	$78.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.1	$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.25%	19.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2006	$4558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1570	$1521
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.29	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.6	$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.89	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.58	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.44	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.37	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.28	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.42	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.4	$62.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.81	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$264	$96.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10581	$6774

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Cities near Muscat

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Seeb	$1082
132 km or 82 mi	Nizwa	$797
277 km or 172 mi	Chabahar	$530
284 km or 177 mi	Fujairah	$1173
297 km or 184 mi	Al Ain	$1455
356 km or 221 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
372 km or 231 mi	Ajman	$2356
375 km or 233 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
377 km or 235 mi	Sharjah	$1543
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2470
439 km or 273 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
451 km or 280 mi	Iranshahr	$559
463 km or 288 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
503 km or 313 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
569 km or 354 mi	Jiroft	$526
611 km or 380 mi	Bam	$514
691 km or 429 mi	Zahedan	$717
711 km or 442 mi	Sirjan	$521
739 km or 459 mi	Doha	$2100
740 km or 460 mi	Jahrom	$494
752 km or 467 mi	Al Khor	$2015
757 km or 470 mi	Kerman	$700
770 km or 479 mi	Fasa	$497
797 km or 495 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
858 km or 533 mi	Riffa	$1062
858 km or 533 mi	Manama	$1340
860 km or 534 mi	Isa Town	$1218
865 km or 537 mi	Karachi	$421
870 km or 541 mi	Salalah	$816
873 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$525
898 km or 558 mi	Shiraz	$505
901 km or 560 mi	Dhahran	$965
902 km or 561 mi	Marvdasht	$485
911 km or 566 mi	Dammam	$1059
926 km or 575 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
938 km or 583 mi	Qatif	$778
960 km or 596 mi	Kazerun	$471
966 km or 600 mi	Borazjan	$457
973 km or 604 mi	Jubail	$917
976 km or 606 mi	Bushehr	$454

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$619
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1141
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1214
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1206
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1281
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1163
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1164
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$527
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$545
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$611
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1119
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$831
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$857
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$987
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$979
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$983
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1005
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$979
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$984
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1050
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$494
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$561
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$627
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$493
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1272
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$993
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1739
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1668
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$495
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$495
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$494
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1653