Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 48.6% more expensive than Gaborone.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 4.7% more for restaurants
Gaborone
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.42
BWP60.02
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
BWP76.02
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BWP10.11
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BWP6.50
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 4.7% more for groceries
Gaborone
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
BWP10.45
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.31
BWP44.96
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
BWP63.45
|
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
BWP28.51
|
$2.25
OMR0.860
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
BWP29.61
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BWP10.57
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.42
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
BWP10.23
|
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.12
|
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.79
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.21
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 18.1% more for transportation
Gaborone
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.26
BWP57.78
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.02
BWP326.10
|
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,422.24
BWP250,075.22
|
$22,866.53
OMR8,799.520
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
BWP260.08
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Gaborone
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.48
BWP875.26
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.63
BWP3,334.34
|
$623.25
OMR239.840
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.77
BWP1,938.08
|
$397.89
OMR153.120
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.25
BWP546.37
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
|
pay 50.6% more for childcare
Gaborone
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$176.76
BWP2,399.47
|
$199.22
OMR76.660
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,452.65
BWP60,443.18
|
$8,387.63
OMR3,227.740
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Gaborone
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
BWP27.51
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
BWP30.88
|
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.42
BWP60.02
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.69
BWP457.36
|
$43.07
OMR16.570
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.63
BWP90.03
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 23.6% more for clothing
Gaborone
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.53
BWP550.17
|
$41.09
OMR15.810
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.90
BWP324.38
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.23
BWP844.70
|
$80.48
OMR30.970
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.58
BWP971.72
|
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
|
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