Muscat vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1110
$1686
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2698
$2321
🏠 One person rent
$551
$1411
🏘️ Family rent
$1053
$1516
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$48.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1727
$84.7
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
44
41
😀 Quality of life
68
11
🏙️ Population
1.42M
908K

The cost of living in Muscat is 34% less expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 4893rd and 2936th ($1110 vs $1686) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Oman and Nigeria, respectively. Check Oman vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 0.1 months in Owerri. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Owerri ranked 19th in Nigeria, while ranked 3189th and 9173rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$13
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$0.97
 Cappuccino
$5.15
$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$1610
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1200
$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$1273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$15.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$23.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.8
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.99%
17.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1760
$498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1270
$896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$8.24
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$0.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$2.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.5
$5.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3
$0.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.47
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$1.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.56
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$7.13
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$2.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$8.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$1.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$12.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$190
$118
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8649
$1444

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44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$994
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Umuahia
$906
55 km or 34 mi Aba
$638
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$846
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$1036
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$651
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$469
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$886
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$374
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$537
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$658
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$812
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$635
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$933
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$655
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$710
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1368
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$714
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$774
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$704
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$794
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$1262
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$759
416 km or 258 mi Lagos
$1133
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$699
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$526
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$1019
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$787
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$710
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1201
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$755
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$764
535 km or 333 mi Jos
$757
562 km or 349 mi Kaduna
$377
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$878
577 km or 358 mi Save
$644
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$879
588 km or 366 mi Abomey
$617
620 km or 385 mi Bauchi
$735
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$621