Muscat vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2744
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$569
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1705
$376
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
44
35
😀 Quality of life
68
23
🏙️ Population
1.42M
2.96M

The cost of living in Muscat is 115% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 4635th and 8335th ($1126 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Oman and Yemen, respectively. Check Oman vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 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 3535th and 8884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.2
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.5
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.7
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.84
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8464
$2959

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Sanaa

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$467
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$470
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$481
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$466
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$467
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$490
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$486
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$923
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$522
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$551
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$920
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$467
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$524
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$468
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$938
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$800
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$498
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$466
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$602
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$466
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$815
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$820
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$702
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$705
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$676
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$885
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1032
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1061
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$883
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1100
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1361
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$923
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1642
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$844
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$840