Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 35.4% more expensive than Muscat.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Muscat
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
$1.45
F CFA883
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
$1.34
F CFA816
|
|
pay 44.3% more for groceries
Muscat
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
$0.68
F CFA416
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
$6.82
F CFA4,148
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
$9.41
F CFA5,726
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.25
OMR0.860
|
$2.39
F CFA1,453
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
$4.97
F CFA3,025
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$1.00
F CFA610
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
$0.78
F CFA472
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
$0.96
F CFA584
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
$0.78
F CFA475
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$0.59
F CFA361
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$0.51
F CFA308
|
|
pay 74.8% more for transportation
Muscat
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
$6.06
F CFA3,689
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
$20.64
F CFA12,559
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,866.53
OMR8,799.520
|
$27,241.56
F CFA16,578,238
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
$28.89
F CFA17,583
|
|
pay 3.8% more for housing
Muscat
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
$47.86
F CFA29,123
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$623.25
OMR239.840
|
$925.69
F CFA563,339
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.89
OMR153.120
|
$363.71
F CFA221,342
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
$90.91
F CFA55,327
|
|
pay 17.2% more for childcare
Muscat
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.22
OMR76.660
|
$251.78
F CFA153,223
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,387.63
OMR3,227.740
|
$9,059.27
F CFA5,513,149
|
|
pay 26.4% less for entertainment and sports
Muscat
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$2.48
F CFA1,507
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
$3.91
F CFA2,379
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
$1.32
F CFA804
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.07
OMR16.570
|
$65.49
F CFA39,855
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
pay 9.8% more for clothing
Muscat
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.09
OMR15.810
|
$59.44
F CFA36,171
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
$35.77
F CFA21,769
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.48
OMR30.970
|
$82.22
F CFA50,037
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
$75.12
F CFA45,716
|
|
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