Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 2.1 times more expensive than Muscat.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Muscat
|
Brazzaville
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$10.56
FCFA6,474
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.75
OMR2.600
|
$11.60
FCFA7,106
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
$2.33
FCFA1,425
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
$0.71
FCFA436
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Muscat
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
OMR0.460
|
$1.67
FCFA1,022
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
OMR1.250
|
$4.75
FCFA2,910
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
OMR2.540
|
$8.16
FCFA5,003
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
OMR1.040
|
$3.00
FCFA1,840
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
$2.16
FCFA1,325
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
OMR0.410
|
$2.27
FCFA1,391
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
OMR0.320
|
$1.37
FCFA842
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
$1.89
FCFA1,160
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
OMR0.210
|
$2.77
FCFA1,696
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$1.14
FCFA696
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
$1.51
FCFA928
|
|
pay 59.8% more for transportation
Muscat
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.39
OMR0.920
|
$3.79
FCFA2,319
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,377.84
OMR8,999.230
|
$44,341.60
FCFA27,169,564
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.91
OMR4.200
|
$14.35
FCFA8,793
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Muscat
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.63
OMR30.270
|
$300.00
FCFA183,820
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$651.55
OMR250.810
|
$501.57
FCFA307,330
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.94
OMR170.890
|
$250.00
FCFA153,183
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.03
OMR29.270
|
$423.64
FCFA259,578
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Muscat
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$179.50
OMR69.100
|
$1,200.00
FCFA735,280
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.07
OMR2,874.810
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,392,051
|
|
pay 39.6% less for entertainment and sports
Muscat
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$1.17
FCFA716
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
OMR1.830
|
$3.13
FCFA1,919
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.23
OMR2.400
|
$1.34
FCFA818
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.76
OMR17.230
|
$50.06
FCFA30,675
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
$8.34
FCFA5,112
|
|
pay 24.3% more for clothing
Muscat
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.26
OMR20.120
|
$40.00
FCFA24,509
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.66
OMR14.500
|
$64.46
FCFA39,496
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.55
OMR34.470
|
$127.50
FCFA78,123
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.58
OMR33.330
|
$92.81
FCFA56,869
|
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