Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 0.1% cheaper than Luanda.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Luanda, you would:
pay 37.4% less for restaurants
Luanda
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.03
AOA5,033.42
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.44
AOA7,042.58
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
AOA1,368.04
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
AOA868.72
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 24.3% less for groceries
Luanda
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
AOA1,117.70
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.48
AOA3,734.75
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.40
AOA6,174.38
|
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
AOA2,126.01
|
$2.25
OMR0.860
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
AOA2,406.54
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
AOA1,024.87
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
AOA411.83
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.62
AOA1,354.05
|
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
AOA891.82
|
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
AOA724.31
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
AOA669.33
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 29.2% more for transportation
Luanda
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.40
AOA1,171.77
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.08
AOA30,928.60
|
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,880.09
AOA16,581,191.55
|
$22,866.53
OMR8,799.520
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.70
AOA10,592.65
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 4.5% more for housing
Luanda
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$142.93
AOA119,209.54
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.42
AOA450,742.03
|
$623.25
OMR239.840
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.66
AOA238,258.94
|
$397.89
OMR153.120
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.50
AOA61,302.43
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
|
pay 52.5% less for childcare
Luanda
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.04
AOA620,576.89
|
$199.22
OMR76.660
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,300.32
AOA10,259,200.82
|
$8,387.63
OMR3,227.740
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Luanda
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
AOA1,626.42
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.81
AOA3,179.28
|
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA1,987.10
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.44
AOA32,061.26
|
$43.07
OMR16.570
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
AOA4,012.74
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 62.7% less for clothing
Luanda
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$115.83
AOA96,612.21
|
$41.09
OMR15.810
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$99.99
AOA83,398.40
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.36
AOA142,921.81
|
$80.48
OMR30.970
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$263.13
AOA219,464.66
|
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
|
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