Meru vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$177
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$1727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
30
44
😀 Quality of life
25
68
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.42M

The cost of living in Meru is 52% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8393rd and 4893rd ($535 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Kenya and Oman, respectively. Check Kenya vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 8584th and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$8649

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$571
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$745
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$482
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$493
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$460
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$518
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$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545

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Distance City Cost of living
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$994
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548