Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 92.5% more expensive than Abuja.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Abuja, you would:
pay 54.0% more for restaurants
|
Abuja
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.58
NGN3,672.10
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.61
NGN7,990.44
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
NGN660.77
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
NGN388.97
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 4.8% less for groceries
|
Abuja
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
NGN2,094.83
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$0.95
NGN1,353.00
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.68
NGN16,647.28
|
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
NGN2,254.23
|
$2.25
OMR0.860
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
NGN3,811.83
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
NGN2,324.43
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
NGN1,061.26
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
NGN1,176.99
|
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
NGN1,050.42
|
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
NGN906.79
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
NGN1,008.72
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 94.7% more for transportation
|
Abuja
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.64
NGN3,755.22
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,330.29
NGN9,020,023.34
|
$22,866.53
OMR8,799.520
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.55
NGN10,755.68
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 79.8% more for housing
|
Abuja
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.58
NGN59,240.38
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,689.63
NGN3,832,450.15
|
$623.25
OMR239.840
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,186.35
NGN1,690,423.84
|
$397.89
OMR153.120
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.95
NGN24,158.34
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Abuja
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$98.94
NGN140,985.44
|
$199.22
OMR76.660
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,650.91
NGN3,777,277.63
|
$8,387.63
OMR3,227.740
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Abuja
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
NGN1,736.90
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
NGN2,478.03
|
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.10
NGN64,261.47
|
$43.07
OMR16.570
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.10
NGN11,537.97
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 28.8% more for clothing
|
Abuja
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.71
NGN38,065.95
|
$41.09
OMR15.810
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.78
NGN41,009.77
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.54
NGN86,264.49
|
$80.48
OMR30.970
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.16
NGN111,373.73
|
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
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