Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 12.9% cheaper than Muscat.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 56.5% more for restaurants
Muscat
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$9.53
NAD178.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
$4.36
NAD81.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
$0.81
NAD15.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
$0.68
NAD12.75
|
|
pay 15.5% more for groceries
Muscat
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
$0.79
NAD14.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
$2.89
NAD54.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
$5.39
NAD100.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.25
OMR0.870
|
$3.22
NAD60.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
$2.13
NAD39.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$0.81
NAD15.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
$0.79
NAD14.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
$0.67
NAD12.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
$0.61
NAD11.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$0.84
NAD15.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$0.68
NAD12.78
|
|
pay 12.2% less for transportation
Muscat
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
$4.49
NAD84.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
$27.23
NAD509.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,866.53
OMR8,801.420
|
$11,189.91
NAD209,600.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
$6.37
NAD119.33
|
|
pay 34.6% less for housing
Muscat
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
$53.42
NAD1,000.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$623.25
OMR239.890
|
$360.37
NAD6,750.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.89
OMR153.150
|
$246.89
NAD4,624.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
$56.78
NAD1,063.54
|
|
pay 29.8% less for childcare
Muscat
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.22
OMR76.680
|
$166.47
NAD3,118.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,387.63
OMR3,228.430
|
$4,756.12
NAD89,087.88
|
|
pay 57.0% less for entertainment and sports
Muscat
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$1.63
NAD30.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
$1.89
NAD35.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
$2.42
NAD45.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.07
OMR16.580
|
$36.47
NAD683.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
$3.27
NAD61.20
|
|
pay 28.4% less for clothing
Muscat
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.09
OMR15.820
|
$35.39
NAD662.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
$21.99
NAD411.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.48
OMR30.980
|
$63.53
NAD1,189.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
$48.87
NAD915.39
|
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