Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 97.6% more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 16.3% more for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
FCFA2,494
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.30
FCFA1,995
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
FCFA878
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
FCFA287
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 15.9% less for groceries
Yaounde
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
FCFA623
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.02
FCFA4,240
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.22
FCFA5,570
|
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.51
FCFA910
|
$2.25
OMR0.870
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,810
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
FCFA1,154
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
FCFA475
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA520
|
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA277
|
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
FCFA422
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA379
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 85.3% more for transportation
Yaounde
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
FCFA2,765
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.51
FCFA9,975
|
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,369.07
FCFA18,953,404
|
$22,866.53
OMR8,801.420
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
FCFA2,294
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Yaounde
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.03
FCFA26,601
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$134.14
FCFA81,051
|
$623.25
OMR239.890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.83
FCFA74,816
|
$397.89
OMR153.150
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.76
FCFA36,711
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
|
pay 85.2% more for childcare
Yaounde
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$267.34
FCFA161,528
|
$199.22
OMR76.680
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,834.22
FCFA1,712,457
|
$8,387.63
OMR3,228.430
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
FCFA648
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
FCFA848
|
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
FCFA1,247
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.64
FCFA12,469
|
$43.07
OMR16.580
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
FCFA4,988
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 54.6% more for clothing
Yaounde
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.77
FCFA14,963
|
$41.09
OMR15.820
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
FCFA17,457
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,420
|
$80.48
OMR30.980
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
FCFA27,433
|
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
|
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