Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 81.8% more expensive than Abuja.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Abuja, you would:
pay 44.5% more for restaurants
|
Abuja
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.29
NGN5,089.97
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.58
NGN8,621.28
|
$7.79
OMR3.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
NGN768.06
|
$0.84
OMR0.330
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
NGN427.22
|
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 5.7% less for groceries
|
Abuja
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
NGN2,062.04
|
$1.17
OMR0.450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
NGN1,931.51
|
$2.01
OMR0.770
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.91
NGN16,852.02
|
$6.07
OMR2.340
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
NGN2,412.47
|
$2.30
OMR0.880
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
NGN2,909.70
|
$2.12
OMR0.820
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
NGN2,323.28
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
NGN1,159.04
|
$0.79
OMR0.300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
NGN1,259.58
|
$0.77
OMR0.300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
NGN1,144.81
|
$0.52
OMR0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
NGN1,025.13
|
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
NGN983.41
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 5.5% less for transportation
|
Abuja
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.92
NGN4,508.36
|
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$62.34
OMR24.000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,858.86
OMR8,800.070
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.29
NGN14,348.02
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 44.0% more for housing
|
Abuja
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.56
NGN64,219.94
|
$69.80
OMR26.870
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,461.96
NGN3,804,247.57
|
$609.46
OMR234.630
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.05
NGN1,789,433.75
|
$409.71
OMR157.730
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.44
NGN36,218.47
|
$81.57
OMR31.400
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Abuja
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.90
NGN206,910.71
|
$188.90
OMR72.720
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,965.88
NGN3,037,692.10
|
$8,697.81
OMR3,348.430
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Abuja
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
NGN1,847.50
|
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
NGN2,540.49
|
$4.85
OMR1.870
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
NGN3,090.42
|
$5.97
OMR2.300
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.84
NGN69,281.07
|
$45.34
OMR17.450
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
NGN12,907.10
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
pay 22.6% more for clothing
|
Abuja
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.79
NGN46,029.23
|
$43.16
OMR16.620
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.76
NGN44,446.26
|
$37.38
OMR14.390
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.91
NGN106,476.89
|
$77.28
OMR29.750
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.63
NGN132,315.62
|
$88.48
OMR34.060
|
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