Muscat vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2744
$765
🏠 One person rent
$569
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$90
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1705
$109
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
44
36
😀 Quality of life
68
17
🏙️ Population
1.42M
1.48M

The cost of living in Muscat is 219% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 4635th and 9080th ($1126 vs $354) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Oman and Nigeria, respectively. Check Oman vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Muscat compared to 0.3 months in Onitsha. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 3535th and 9077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.2
$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.5
$0.43
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.7
$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$5.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.84
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8464
$704

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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
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$325
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$507
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$290
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$330
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$315
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$233
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$351
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$327
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$272
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$243
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$237
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$250
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$310
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$288
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$860
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$262
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$990
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$587
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$314
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$683
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$407
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$436
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$448
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$313
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$826
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1300
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$761
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$697
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$269
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$732
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$210
518 km or 322 mi Save
$676
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$677
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$265
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$272
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1242
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$567
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$678
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$617