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Yaounde vs. Muscat Cost of Living Summary

Yaounde is 9.9% cheaper than Muscat.

Restaurants: pay 38.8% more in Yaounde
Groceries: pay 42.4% more in Yaounde
Transportation: pay 12.0% more in Yaounde
Housing: pay 49.1% less in Yaounde
Childcare: pay 5.3% less in Yaounde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.8% less in Yaounde
Clothing: pay 53.4% less in Yaounde

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

Yaounde vs. Muscat Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.8% more for restaurants

	Muscat	Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.20 OMR2.000	$5.34 FCFA3,057	+2.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.80 OMR3.000	$5.34 FCFA3,057	-31.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 OMR0.440	$1.78 FCFA1,019	+55.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 OMR0.120	$0.73 FCFA418	+128.7%
Average			+38.8%

Muscat vs. Yaounde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.4% more for groceries

	Muscat	Yaounde
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 OMR0.480	$1.10 FCFA632	-11.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.93 OMR0.740	$7.12 FCFA4,076	+269.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.45 OMR2.860	$11.07 FCFA6,332	+48.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.60 OMR1.000	$1.89 FCFA1,080	-27.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.65 OMR1.020	$2.83 FCFA1,618	+6.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 OMR0.490	$2.06 FCFA1,178	+63.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 OMR0.300	$0.94 FCFA539	+18.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 OMR0.350	$0.97 FCFA555	+6.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 OMR0.210	$0.56 FCFA318	+2.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 OMR0.180	$0.75 FCFA431	+61.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 OMR0.200	$0.68 FCFA387	+27.4%
Average			+42.4%

Muscat vs. Yaounde - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.0% more for transportation

	Muscat	Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.34 OMR0.900	$5.29 FCFA3,028	+125.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.02 OMR25.000	$17.81 FCFA10,189	-72.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,757.06 OMR8,750.090	$33,831.20 FCFA19M	+48.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.10 OMR3.500	$4.18 FCFA2,394	-54.0%
Average			+12.0%

Muscat vs. Yaounde - Cost of transportation

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pay 49.1% less for housing

	Muscat	Yaounde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.79 OMR26.450	$53.42 FCFA30,566	-22.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$612.96 OMR235.680	$129.09 FCFA73,869	-78.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$395.21 OMR151.960	$119.30 FCFA68,265	-69.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$84.88 OMR32.640	$63.35 FCFA36,252	-25.4%
Average			-49.1%

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pay 5.3% less for childcare

	Muscat	Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$198.66 OMR76.390	$343.45 FCFA197K	+72.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,973.98 OMR4,219.490	$1,810.27 FCFA1M	-83.5%
Average			-5.3%

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pay 54.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Muscat	Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$13.00 OMR5.000	$1.25 FCFA713	-90.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.77 OMR1.840	$2.67 FCFA1,528	-44.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.50 OMR2.500	$1.78 FCFA1,019	-72.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.56 OMR19.820	$24.48 FCFA14,010	-52.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.40 OMR4.000	$8.90 FCFA5,094	-14.4%
Average			-54.8%

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pay 53.4% less for clothing

	Muscat	Yaounde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.30 OMR22.800	$18.99 FCFA10,868	-68.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.90 OMR16.110	$30.27 FCFA17,321	-27.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.36 OMR31.670	$19.59 FCFA11,208	-76.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.05 OMR35.780	$54.31 FCFA31,076	-41.6%
Average			-53.4%

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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: March 2026

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