Muscat vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2744
$789
🏠 One person rent
$569
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$85.7
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$31.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1705
$106
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
44
41
😀 Quality of life
68
17
🏙️ Population
1.42M
908K

The cost of living in Muscat is 122% more expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 4635th and 8460th ($1126 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 0.2 months in Owerri. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Owerri ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 3535th and 9079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.2
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$3.79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$1.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.5
$0.36
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$1.01
🥤 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
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$7.34
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$11.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
17.51%
🏙️ 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
$254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.7
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$5.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$0.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$2.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$2.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$1.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.84
$0.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$9.94
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$9.09
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$1.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$27.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$32.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8464
$698

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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
50 km or 31 mi Umuahia
$330
55 km or 34 mi Aba
$233
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$325
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$354
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$327
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$290
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$351
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$237
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$315
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$272
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$990
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$243
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$860
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$587
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$683
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1300
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$436
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$250
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$310
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$761
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$288
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$262
416 km or 258 mi Lagos
$448
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$407
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$314
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$826
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$313
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$697
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1242
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$732
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$567
535 km or 333 mi Jos
$269
562 km or 349 mi Kaduna
$210
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$866
577 km or 358 mi Save
$676
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$866
588 km or 366 mi Abomey
$677
620 km or 385 mi Bauchi
$272
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$265