Muscat vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1193
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2748
$1289
🏠 One person rent
$598
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$1012
$380
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$140
$59.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1664
$122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
42
33
😀 Quality of life
73
42
🏙️ Population
1.42M
2.96M

The cost of living in Muscat is 124% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 4774th and 8488th ($1193 vs $532) 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 1.4 months in Muscat compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 2223rd and 7615th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Sanaa

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Muscat Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.24
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.4
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1094
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.7
$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.25%
12.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2006
$1597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1570
$852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.6
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.58
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.37
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.42
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.4
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10581
$4197

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$476
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$478
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$488
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$476
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$475
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$497
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$864
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$871
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$564
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$590
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$873
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$484
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$563
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$477
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$890
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$748
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$513
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$481
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$993
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$521
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$483
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$682
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$931
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1045
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1050
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$923
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1031
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$947
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$800
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1210
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$976
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$872
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1628
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$816
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$910