Cost of living comparison

Sierra Leone

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Oman

Muscat vs. Freetown Cost of Living Summary

Muscat is 7.3% more expensive than Freetown.

Restaurants: pay 13.4% more in Muscat
Groceries: pay 10.8% less in Muscat
Transportation: pay 18.7% more in Muscat
Housing: pay 30.0% less in Muscat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0 times more in Muscat
Clothing: pay 3.5 times more in Muscat

The cost of clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants in Muscat are more expensive than in Freetown. Expenses including housing and groceries are lower in Muscat. Notably, clothing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Muscat.

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Muscat vs. Freetown Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Muscat instead of Freetown, you would:

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pay 13.4% more for restaurants

	Freetown	Muscat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 SLL41,939	$5.20 OMR1.990	+160.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 SLL231K	$7.80 OMR2.980	-29.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SLL38,444	$0.88 OMR0.340	-52.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 SLL17,805	$0.28 OMR0.110	-66.8%
Average			+13.4%

Freetown vs. Muscat - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.8% less for groceries

	Freetown	Muscat
Bread 1 loaf	$0.66 SLL13,755	$1.21 OMR0.460	+85.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$3.66 OMR1.400	+3.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL192K	$8.79 OMR3.360	-3.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 SLL38,023	$2.98 OMR1.140	+64.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.54 SLL95,116	$3.17 OMR1.210	-30.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.18 SLL66,581	$1.63 OMR0.620	-48.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SLL28,535	$0.90 OMR0.340	-34.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$1.08 OMR0.410	+235.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$0.58 OMR0.220	-74.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.54 OMR0.210	-40.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.57 OMR0.220	-22.5%
Average			-10.8%

Freetown vs. Muscat - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.7% more for transportation

	Freetown	Muscat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105K	$2.35 OMR0.900	-53.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$78.03 OMR29.840
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL252M	$25,485.84 OMR9,746.120	+112.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.50 SLL94,363	$24.06 OMR9.200	+434.6%
Average			+18.7%

Freetown vs. Muscat - Cost of transportation

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pay 30.0% less for housing

	Freetown	Muscat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00 SLL1M	$70.55 OMR26.980	+28.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$928.33 SLL19M	$680.91 OMR260.390	-26.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26M	$453.13 OMR173.280	-64.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 SLL962K	$136.85 OMR52.330	+198.3%
Average			-30.0%

Freetown vs. Muscat - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Freetown	Muscat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$287.32 OMR109.880
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$10,536.61 OMR4,029.340

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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Freetown	Muscat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 SLL47,181	$13.00 OMR4.970	+478.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.76 SLL57,878	$5.07 OMR1.940	+83.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$6.50 OMR2.480	+116.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$62.02 OMR23.720
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$10.40 OMR3.980
Average			+200.3%

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pay 3.5 times more for clothing

	Freetown	Muscat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL210K	$56.51 OMR21.610	+465.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$43.24 OMR16.540
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419K	$89.59 OMR34.260	+347.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1M	$87.56 OMR33.480	+75.1%
Average			+253.9%

Freetown vs. Muscat - Cost of clothing

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