Muscat vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1081
$560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2496
$1331
🏠 One person rent
$532
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$62.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1722
$112
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
43
35
😀 Quality of life
75
38
🏙️ Population
1.42M
2.96M

The cost of living in Muscat is 93% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 5037th and 8195th ($1081 vs $560) 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 0.2 months in Sanaa. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 1796th and 8072nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$4.79
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$555
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.7
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.39%
12.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1488
$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.08
$5.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.61
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$7.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$6.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.46
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.44
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.86
$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$62.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$86.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11063
$3336

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1078
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$792
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$573
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1228
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2521
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1419
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$624
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$568
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$557
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$808
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$534
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1849
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$530
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1770
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1201
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1237
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1230
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$430
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$817
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$553
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$908
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$530
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1008
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$873
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$503
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$477
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$930
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$453

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$498
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$500
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$512
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$499
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$498
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$522
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$860
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$517
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$911
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$560
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$586
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$903
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$499
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$559
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$500
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$918
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$826
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$533
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$498
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$502
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$500
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$694
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$1039
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1169
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1175
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$1016
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1162
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$971
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$864
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1155
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$964
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$925
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1627
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$817
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$1031