Cost of living comparison

compared to

Brazzaville vs. Muscat Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 41.9% more expensive than Muscat.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Brazzaville
Groceries: pay 60.1% more in Brazzaville
Transportation: pay 21.4% more in Brazzaville
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Brazzaville
Childcare: pay 46.4% less in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.6% less in Brazzaville
Clothing: pay 5.2% more in Brazzaville

The cost of housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and clothing in Brazzaville are more expensive than in Muscat. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Brazzaville. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Brazzaville.

Brazzaville vs. Muscat Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Muscat, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Muscat	Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.20 OMR1.990	$11.68 FCFA6,527	+124.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.80 OMR2.990	$5.10 FCFA2,848	-34.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 OMR0.440	$1.58 FCFA881	+37.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 OMR0.120	$1.58 FCFA881	+393.9%
Average			+130.3%

Muscat vs. Brazzaville - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 60.1% more for groceries

	Muscat	Brazzaville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 OMR0.480	$4.99 FCFA2,786	+301.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.93 OMR0.740	$3.38 FCFA1,889	+75.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.45 OMR2.850	$8.76 FCFA4,897	+17.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.60 OMR0.990	$2.94 FCFA1,643	+13.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.65 OMR1.010	$2.16 FCFA1,207	-18.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 OMR0.480	$1.11 FCFA621	-11.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 OMR0.300	$0.81 FCFA451	+1.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 OMR0.350	$1.66 FCFA925	+81.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 OMR0.210	$1.16 FCFA649	+114.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 OMR0.180	$0.84 FCFA469	+79.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 OMR0.200	$0.57 FCFA317	+6.8%
Average			+60.1%

Muscat vs. Brazzaville - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 21.4% more for transportation

	Muscat	Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.34 OMR0.900	$4.74 FCFA2,651	+102.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.02 OMR24.880	$23.44 FCFA13,100	-63.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,757.06 OMR8,708.540	$29,343.54 FCFA16,399,506	+28.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.10 OMR3.480	$10.74 FCFA6,003	+18.0%
Average			+21.4%

Muscat vs. Brazzaville - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Muscat	Brazzaville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.79 OMR26.320	$44.51 FCFA24,877	-35.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$612.96 OMR234.560	$551.55 FCFA308,248	-10.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$395.21 OMR151.240	$465.04 FCFA259,902	+17.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$84.88 OMR32.480	$646.27 FCFA361,188	+661.4%
Average			+158.4%

Muscat vs. Brazzaville - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 46.4% less for childcare

	Muscat	Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$198.66 OMR76.020	$53.41 FCFA29,853	-73.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,973.98 OMR4,199.460	$8,800.00 FCFA4,918,141	-19.8%
Average			-46.4%

Muscat vs. Brazzaville - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 35.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Muscat	Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$13.00 OMR4.980	$5.81 FCFA3,244	-55.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.77 OMR1.830	$4.05 FCFA2,263	-15.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.50 OMR2.490	$3.25 FCFA1,816	-50.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.56 OMR19.730	$44.51 FCFA24,877	-13.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.40 OMR3.980	$5.84 FCFA3,264	-43.9%
Average			-35.6%

Muscat vs. Brazzaville - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 5.2% more for clothing

	Muscat	Brazzaville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.30 OMR22.690	$57.50 FCFA32,136	-3.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.90 OMR16.030	$60.00 FCFA33,533	+43.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.36 OMR31.520	$100.00 FCFA55,888	+21.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.05 OMR35.610	$55.00 FCFA30,738	-40.9%
Average			+5.2%

Muscat vs. Brazzaville - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

More cost comparisons

Muscat vs.

Beijing

Muscat vs.

Hanoi

Muscat vs.

Phnom Penh

Muscat vs.

Dublin

Muscat vs.

London

Muscat vs.

Moscow

Muscat vs.

Dodoma

Muscat vs.

Vienna

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Oman vs. Republic of the Congo. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Oman and Republic of the Congo.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Muscat

Add prices for Brazzaville

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Brazzaville or Muscat. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.