Muscat vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1110
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2698
$1377
🏠 One person rent
$551
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$1053
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1727
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
44
35
😀 Quality of life
68
19
🏙️ Population
1.42M
2.96M

The cost of living in Muscat is 102% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 4893rd and 8269th ($1110 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Oman and Yemen, respectively. Check Oman vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 3189th and 8890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$5.15
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1200
$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.8
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.99%
12.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1760
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1270
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$5.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.5
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.47
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.56
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$190
$80.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8649
$2963

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Distance City Cost of living
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
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$491
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$491
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$489
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$488
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$934
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$915
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$553
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$584
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$895
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$492
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$554
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$491
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$895
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$686
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$524
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$490
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$527
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$491
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$684
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$814
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$671
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$667
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$626
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$946
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$940
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$988
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$799
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1123
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1096
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1586
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$806
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$810