Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 24.4% more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 36.1% less for restaurants
Conakry
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF92,500
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 21.0% less for groceries
Conakry
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
GNF6,277
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF79,663
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.54
GNF73,311
|
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
GNF19,474
|
$2.25
OMR0.860
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
GNF30,180
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
GNF9,268
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
GNF9,369
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
GNF5,993
|
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
GNF8,522
|
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 51.0% less for transportation
Conakry
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
GNF40,953
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,866.53
OMR8,799.520
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 9.4% more for housing
Conakry
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.45
GNF776,564
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,494,664
|
$623.25
OMR239.840
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.45
GNF3,326,275
|
$397.89
OMR153.120
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.18
GNF525,209
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
|
pay 27.7% less for childcare
Conakry
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.00
GNF12,877,727
|
$199.22
OMR76.660
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF54,855,650
|
$8,387.63
OMR3,227.740
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Conakry
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
GNF9,283
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.02
GNF472,341
|
$43.07
OMR16.570
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF39,778
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 94.8% more for clothing
Conakry
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
$41.09
OMR15.810
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF214,629
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
$80.48
OMR30.970
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
|
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