Cost of living comparison
Oman is 75.5% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Oman instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 24.4% more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.92
FCFA2,365
|
$5.07
OMR1.950
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.62
FCFA2,180
|
$8.73
OMR3.360
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
FCFA735
|
$0.84
OMR0.320
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
FCFA322
|
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 6.2% less for groceries
Cameroon
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$1.06
OMR0.410
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.24
FCFA5,568
|
$3.28
OMR1.260
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.56
FCFA5,762
|
$7.47
OMR2.870
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,149
|
$2.47
OMR0.950
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
FCFA1,484
|
$2.42
OMR0.930
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA992
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA397
|
$0.68
OMR0.260
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA396
|
$0.88
OMR0.340
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA323
|
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.48
OMR0.180
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
FCFA350
|
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
FCFA2,631
|
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.77
FCFA8,304
|
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,642.86
FCFA17,872,358
|
$21,515.49
OMR8,280.370
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
FCFA2,765
|
$11.82
OMR4.550
|
|
pay 19.2% more for housing
Cameroon
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.33
FCFA44,211
|
$77.29
OMR29.740
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.46
FCFA172,711
|
$406.19
OMR156.320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.38
FCFA117,797
|
$280.28
OMR107.870
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.67
FCFA54,067
|
$77.32
OMR29.760
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.10
FCFA127,880
|
$193.44
OMR74.450
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,868.56
FCFA1,126,596
|
$7,403.00
OMR2,849.090
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.28
FCFA769
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
FCFA783
|
$4.20
OMR1.620
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
$5.87
OMR2.260
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.69
FCFA13,078
|
$55.45
OMR21.340
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
FCFA4,237
|
$9.66
OMR3.720
|
|
pay 18.9% less for clothing
Cameroon
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.88
FCFA22,839
|
$40.42
OMR15.550
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.96
FCFA30,120
|
$36.69
OMR14.120
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.06
FCFA56,109
|
$76.70
OMR29.520
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.50
FCFA61,803
|
$63.28
OMR24.350
|
|
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