Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 9.2 times more expensive than Banjul.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Banjul, you would:
pay 12.8% less for restaurants
Banjul
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.87
GMD262.60
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
GMD375.14
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
GMD87.87
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
GMD99.55
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 18.3% more for groceries
Banjul
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
GMD36.68
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
GMD225.08
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
GMD372.37
|
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
GMD132.05
|
$2.25
OMR0.860
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.34
GMD90.75
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
GMD56.72
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GMD39.70
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
GMD60.50
|
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
GMD45.38
|
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD30.25
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD28.36
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for transportation
Banjul
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
GMD284.01
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,877.17
GMD195,071.93
|
$22,866.53
OMR8,800.320
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Banjul
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.18
GMD3,334.56
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$623.25
OMR239.860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.82
GMD3,784.73
|
$397.89
OMR153.130
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.39
GMD1,721.22
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
|
pay 41.9 times more for childcare
Banjul
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$7.38
GMD500.18
|
$199.22
OMR76.670
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$147.55
GMD10,003.69
|
$8,387.63
OMR3,228.030
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Banjul
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GMD125.05
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
GMD154.86
|
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.81
GMD122.55
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.82
GMD1,750.65
|
$43.07
OMR16.570
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
GMD250.09
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Banjul
|
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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