Muscat vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2617
$2482
🏠 One person rent
$560
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$512
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$582
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$40.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1786
$248
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
42
1
😀 Quality of life
74
29
🏙️ Population
1.42M
65.5K

The cost of living in Muscat is 9% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 4940th and 5349th ($1135 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Oman and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Oman vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 0.2 months in Sao Tome. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 2105th and 8862nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Sao Tome

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Muscat Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.21
$29.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$1.71
☕ Cappuccino
$4.75
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$46.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.24%
7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1539
$1094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.2
$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.6
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$5.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$25.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.53
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$4.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.18
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.51
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$21.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$22.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$34.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10792
$3421

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1080
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$796
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$575
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1214
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1457
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2183
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1473
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$627
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$575
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$563
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$813
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$545
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2014
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$545
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1923
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$541
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$613
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1109
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1309
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1192
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$434
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$825
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$565
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$931
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$547
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1037
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$823
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$523
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$489
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$465

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Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Trindade
$1042
256 km or 159 mi Port-Gentil
$699
303 km or 188 mi Libreville
$745
375 km or 233 mi Bata
$1239
443 km or 275 mi Malabo
$1344
492 km or 306 mi Port Harcourt
$618
494 km or 307 mi Limbe
$750
509 km or 316 mi Buea
$641
529 km or 328 mi Douala
$1254
537 km or 333 mi Aba
$601
543 km or 337 mi Calabar
$386
565 km or 351 mi Kumba
$834
574 km or 356 mi Owerri
$1555
584 km or 363 mi Umuahia
$849
587 km or 365 mi Warri
$878
649 km or 403 mi Onitsha
$922
653 km or 406 mi Awka
$785
660 km or 410 mi Yaounde
$668
677 km or 421 mi Benin
$655
684 km or 425 mi Enugu
$587
702 km or 436 mi Bafoussam
$750
730 km or 454 mi Bamenda
$687
772 km or 480 mi Owo
$594
774 km or 481 mi Lagos
$1022
788 km or 490 mi Akure
$578
806 km or 501 mi Pointe-Noire
$590
822 km or 511 mi Porto-Novo
$741
824 km or 512 mi Cotonou
$796
827 km or 514 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
829 km or 515 mi Ife
$775
845 km or 525 mi Ibadan
$759
846 km or 526 mi Abeokuta
$1017
861 km or 535 mi Osogbo
$659
884 km or 549 mi Kayes
$544
889 km or 552 mi Lome
$802
890 km or 553 mi Oyo
$665
892 km or 555 mi Cabinda
$695
907 km or 564 mi Madingou
$544
924 km or 574 mi Gamboma
$543
926 km or 575 mi Abomey
$612