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Republic of the Congo vs. Oman Cost of Living Summary

Republic of the Congo is 55.9% more expensive than Oman overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Republic of the Congo
Groceries: pay 71.5% more in Republic of the Congo
Transportation: pay 30.9% more in Republic of the Congo
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Republic of the Congo
Childcare: pay 11.1% more in Republic of the Congo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.5% less in Republic of the Congo
Clothing: pay 6.3% more in Republic of the Congo

The cost of restaurants, housing, groceries, transportation, childcare, and clothing in Republic of the Congo are more expensive than in Oman. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Republic of the Congo.

Republic of the Congo vs. Oman Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Oman, you would:

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Oman	Republic of the Congo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.20 OMR2.000	$13.06 FCFA7,357	+151.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.15 OMR3.510	$9.37 FCFA5,276	+2.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 OMR0.290	$1.38 FCFA775	+82.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 OMR0.100	$1.57 FCFA883	+480.9%
Average			+179.1%

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pay 71.5% more for groceries

	Oman	Republic of the Congo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 OMR0.420	$2.52 FCFA1,420	+131.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.01 OMR1.160	$4.66 FCFA2,625	+54.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.95 OMR2.670	$8.84 FCFA4,979	+27.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.54 OMR0.970	$3.07 FCFA1,727	+20.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.43 OMR0.930	$3.15 FCFA1,775	+29.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.05 OMR0.400	$1.08 FCFA609	+3.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 OMR0.280	$1.07 FCFA601	+47.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 OMR0.300	$1.85 FCFA1,040	+133.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 OMR0.200	$1.28 FCFA719	+144.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 OMR0.200	$1.09 FCFA613	+112.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 OMR0.200	$0.97 FCFA547	+81.9%
Average			+71.5%

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pay 30.9% more for transportation

	Oman	Republic of the Congo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.34 OMR0.900	$5.08 FCFA2,864	+117.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.22 OMR21.960	$22.59 FCFA12,726	-60.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,546.38 OMR7,885.470	$32,895.05 FCFA18,531,205	+60.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.42 OMR4.770	$13.24 FCFA7,459	+6.6%
Average			+30.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Oman	Republic of the Congo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.18 OMR29.620	$65.34 FCFA36,807	-15.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$371.40 OMR142.540	$988.85 FCFA557,061	+166.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$285.37 OMR109.520	$393.90 FCFA221,903	+38.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.57 OMR27.850	$262.94 FCFA148,125	+262.3%
Average			+112.8%

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pay 11.1% more for childcare

	Oman	Republic of the Congo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$205.29 OMR78.790	$303.92 FCFA171,209	+48.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,131.38 OMR3,120.740	$6,033.33 FCFA3,398,838	-25.8%
Average			+11.1%

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pay 20.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Oman	Republic of the Congo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.66 OMR4.090	$3.10 FCFA1,747	-70.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.37 OMR2.060	$4.75 FCFA2,676	-11.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.01 OMR2.310	$3.92 FCFA2,206	-34.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.23 OMR23.110	$63.17 FCFA35,587	+4.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.49 OMR3.640	$10.42 FCFA5,870	+9.8%
Average			-20.5%

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pay 6.3% more for clothing

	Oman	Republic of the Congo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.73 OMR19.080	$41.67 FCFA23,473	-16.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.69 OMR15.620	$40.42 FCFA22,768	-0.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.16 OMR29.610	$91.11 FCFA51,327	+18.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$64.62 OMR24.800	$80.00 FCFA45,067	+23.8%
Average			+6.3%

Oman vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of clothing

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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: December 2025

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