Muscat vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2617
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$560
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1786
$136
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
42
22
😀 Quality of life
74
43
🏙️ Population
1.42M
2.44M

The cost of living in Muscat is 70% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4940th and 7446th ($1135 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Oman and Cameroon, respectively. Check Oman vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 2105th and 7507th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Yaounde

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Muscat Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.21
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.75
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.24%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1539
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.2
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.6
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.53
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.18
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.51
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10792
$1815

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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
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1254
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$750
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$834
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$641
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$750
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$687
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1239
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1344
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$386
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$550
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$745
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$492
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$601
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$849
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$618
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1555
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$587
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$785
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$922
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$699
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$608
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1042
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$878
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1042
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$655
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1551
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$830
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$631
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$750
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$543
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$594
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$522
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$578
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$584
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$506
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$785
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$851
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$353
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$775