Muscat vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Muscat	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1193	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2748	$1946
🏠 One person rent	$598	$337
🏘️ Family rent	$1012	$552
🍽️ Food expenses	$353	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1664	$684
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	42	28
😀 Quality of life	73	66
🏙️ Population	1.42M	149K

The cost of living in Muscat is 49% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 4774th and 6757th ($1193 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Oman and Mauritius, respectively. Check Oman vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Muscat compared to 0.9 months in Port Louis. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 2223rd and 4962nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Port Louis

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	Muscat	Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.24	$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.73	$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.4	$3.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$593	$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1094	$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$734	$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.7	$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.1	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.25%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2006	$1585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1570	$1067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.29	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.6	$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.89	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.58	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.44	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.37	$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.28	$5.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.42	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.4	$29.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.81	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$77.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$264	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10581	$6482

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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 Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$688
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$747
14 km or 8.7 mi	Triolet	$819
17 km or 10 mi	Curepipe	$871
21 km or 13 mi	Goodlands	$810
23 km or 14 mi	Centre de Flacq	$665
33 km or 21 mi	Mahebourg	$820
210 km or 130 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1567
212 km or 132 mi	Saint-Andre	$1563
214 km or 133 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1551
228 km or 142 mi	Saint-Denis	$1503
237 km or 148 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1444
241 km or 149 mi	Le Tampon	$1559
241 km or 150 mi	La Possession	$1584
246 km or 153 mi	Le Port	$1615
248 km or 154 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1575
250 km or 156 mi	Saint-Paul	$1663
256 km or 159 mi	Saint-Leu	$1762
880 km or 546 mi	Toamasina	$511
1054 km or 655 mi	Antananarivo	$604
1094 km or 680 mi	Antsirabe	$533
1471 km or 914 mi	Toliara	$493
1543 km or 959 mi	Mamoudzou	$1603
1639 km or 1018 mi	Domoni	$1196
1742 km or 1083 mi	Victoria	$1637
1789 km or 1111 mi	Moroni	$1196
1895 km or 1178 mi	Nacala	$1167
1974 km or 1227 mi	Pemba	$1511
2011 km or 1249 mi	Nampula	$933
2180 km or 1355 mi	Quelimane	$691
2365 km or 1470 mi	Beira	$952
2368 km or 1472 mi	Mulanje	$456
2404 km or 1494 mi	Zomba	$452
2426 km or 1508 mi	Blantyre	$495
2441 km or 1517 mi	Mangochi	$494
2463 km or 1530 mi	Dar es Salaam	$735
2490 km or 1548 mi	Ntcheu	$489
2491 km or 1548 mi	Monkey Bay	$516
2504 km or 1556 mi	Xai-Xai	$965
2515 km or 1563 mi	Zanzibar	$586