Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 30.3% more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 57.0% less for restaurants
Libreville
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA9,043
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA754
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA703
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 38.9% less for groceries
Libreville
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA871
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,093
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA6,014
|
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,085
|
$2.25
OMR0.860
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,914
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA714
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA577
|
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA638
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA684
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 10.6% less for transportation
Libreville
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,391
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA17,080,608
|
$22,866.53
OMR8,799.520
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 10.4% less for housing
Libreville
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,864
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA519,117
|
$623.25
OMR239.840
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA301,422
|
$397.89
OMR153.120
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA51,222
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
|
pay 61.4% more for childcare
Libreville
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,844
|
$199.22
OMR76.660
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,265,410
|
$8,387.63
OMR3,227.740
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA603
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,847
|
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA35,166
|
$43.07
OMR16.570
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 0.2% less for clothing
Libreville
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA40,190
|
$41.09
OMR15.810
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA45,213
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$80.48
OMR30.970
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA44,209
|
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
|
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