Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 23.5% cheaper than Bangui.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 55.2% less for restaurants
Bangui
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA4,977
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.38
FCFA7,466
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
FCFA1,244
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
FCFA995
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 45.4% less for groceries
Bangui
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
FCFA1,742
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
FCFA1,866
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.19
FCFA10,362
|
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
FCFA2,190
|
$2.25
OMR0.860
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.12
FCFA2,483
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA452
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA452
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,806
|
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,355
|
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
FCFA1,129
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.62
FCFA1,580
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 75.1% less for transportation
Bangui
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.37
FCFA5,652
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,866.53
OMR8,800.320
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 76.2% less for housing
Bangui
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,997.46
FCFA1,204,312
|
$623.25
OMR239.860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,410.88
FCFA1,453,572
|
$397.89
OMR153.130
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bangui
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$199.22
OMR76.670
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,387.63
OMR3,228.030
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Bangui
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.89
FCFA1,742
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
FCFA1,493
|
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
FCFA2,489
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$43.07
OMR16.570
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bangui
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$41.09
OMR15.810
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$80.48
OMR30.970
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
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