Muscat vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1081
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2496
$1691
🏠 One person rent
$532
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1722
$119
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
43
25
😀 Quality of life
75
39
🏙️ Population
1.42M
2.44M

The cost of living in Muscat is 61% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 5037th and 7283rd ($1081 vs $671) 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 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 1796th and 7830th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.79
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$555
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.7
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.39%
9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1488
$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.08
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.61
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.46
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.44
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.86
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11063
$1806

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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
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1363
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$793
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$849
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$665
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$755
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$698
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1241
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1413
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$397
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$571
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$708
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$494
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$674
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$961
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$676
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1774
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$563
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$878
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1051
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$660
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$621
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1046
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$926
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1044
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$632
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1514
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$810
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$644
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$781
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$536
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$664
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$526
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$644
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$596
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$505
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$852
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$836
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$393
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$778