Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 2.1 times more expensive than Malabo.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 57.0% less for restaurants
Malabo
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,223
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,848
|
$6.75
OMR2.600
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA685
|
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA771
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 42.0% less for groceries
Malabo
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,048
|
$1.19
OMR0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.24
OMR1.250
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,447
|
$6.60
OMR2.540
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,233
|
$2.70
OMR1.040
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,399
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,632
|
$1.05
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA816
|
$0.83
OMR0.320
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA816
|
$0.56
OMR0.210
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,236
|
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
|
pay 17.9% more for transportation
Malabo
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,907
|
$2.39
OMR0.920
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA35,975
|
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,278,596
|
$23,377.84
OMR8,999.770
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,625
|
$10.91
OMR4.200
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Malabo
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA102,786
|
$78.63
OMR30.270
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA128,482
|
$651.55
OMR250.830
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA71,950
|
$443.94
OMR170.900
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,794
|
$76.03
OMR29.270
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Malabo
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA41,114
|
$179.50
OMR69.100
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA719,502
|
$7,468.07
OMR2,874.980
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Malabo
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA514
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,111
|
$4.76
OMR1.830
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,028
|
$6.23
OMR2.400
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,836
|
$44.76
OMR17.230
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 1.2% more for clothing
Malabo
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,418
|
$52.26
OMR20.120
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,680
|
$37.66
OMR14.500
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA154,179
|
$89.55
OMR34.470
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA46,254
|
$86.58
OMR33.330
|
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