Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 66.6% more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 15.7% more for restaurants
Lusaka
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW130.88
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW87.20
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW24.81
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW11.39
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 7.6% less for groceries
Lusaka
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW20.36
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW100.21
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW124.38
|
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW61.33
|
$2.25
OMR0.860
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW45.36
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW28.69
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW18.04
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW30.65
|
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW15.78
|
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW18.61
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW18.64
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 42.9% more for transportation
Lusaka
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW128.25
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW940.38
|
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW203,244.71
|
$22,866.53
OMR8,800.320
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW307.99
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 59.1% more for housing
Lusaka
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,667.49
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW6,666.80
|
$623.25
OMR239.860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,052.15
|
$397.89
OMR153.130
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,120.21
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
|
pay 60.8% more for childcare
Lusaka
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW2,826.16
|
$199.22
OMR76.670
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW149,414.85
|
$8,387.63
OMR3,228.030
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Lusaka
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW26.00
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW55.72
|
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW65.33
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,032.30
|
$43.07
OMR16.570
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW79.12
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 21.4% more for clothing
Lusaka
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW622.82
|
$41.09
OMR15.810
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW666.73
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,289.69
|
$80.48
OMR30.970
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,231.70
|
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
|
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