Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 73.5% more expensive than Muscat.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Muscat
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$14.38
FCFA8,689
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
$7.87
FCFA4,756
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
$2.30
FCFA1,390
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
$1.49
FCFA902
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Muscat
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.25
OMR0.870
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
?? |
pay 83.7% more for transportation
Muscat
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
$4.29
FCFA2,594
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,866.53
OMR8,801.420
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
?? | |
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Muscat
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$623.25
OMR239.890
|
$559.96
FCFA338,333
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.89
OMR153.150
|
$360.53
FCFA217,834
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
$621.28
FCFA375,383
|
|
pay 35.2% less for childcare
Muscat
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.22
OMR76.680
|
$49.10
FCFA29,667
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,387.63
OMR3,228.430
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,317,019
|
|
pay 34.7% less for entertainment and sports
Muscat
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$4.85
FCFA2,932
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
$4.14
FCFA2,500
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.07
OMR16.580
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
?? | |
pay 24.7% more for clothing
Muscat
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.09
OMR15.820
|
$57.50
FCFA34,742
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
$60.00
FCFA36,252
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.48
OMR30.980
|
$100.00
FCFA60,421
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
$55.00
FCFA33,231
|
|
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