Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 19.3% more expensive than Oman.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Oman, you would:
pay 77.2% more for restaurants
Oman
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.34
OMR1.670
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.03
OMR2.710
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
$1.07
F CFA657
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
OMR0.140
|
$0.96
F CFA586
|
|
pay 20.6% more for groceries
Oman
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
OMR0.390
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
OMR1.260
|
$6.20
F CFA3,800
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.90
OMR2.660
|
$7.61
F CFA4,665
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
OMR1.090
|
$2.22
F CFA1,362
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
$4.84
F CFA2,968
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
OMR0.370
|
$1.02
F CFA626
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
OMR0.230
|
$0.64
F CFA393
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
$0.91
F CFA556
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$0.62
F CFA379
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
$0.51
F CFA314
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
OMR0.160
|
$0.43
F CFA265
|
|
pay 49.1% more for transportation
Oman
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
$5.26
F CFA3,221
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
$20.95
F CFA12,838
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,624.45
OMR7,939.320
|
$27,655.66
F CFA16,945,539
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
OMR4.470
|
$22.63
F CFA13,865
|
|
pay 13.3% more for housing
Oman
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.03
OMR30.040
|
$47.86
F CFA29,328
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$514.91
OMR198.210
|
$820.04
F CFA502,463
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$386.68
OMR148.850
|
$465.09
F CFA284,976
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.04
OMR28.120
|
$82.00
F CFA50,241
|
|
pay 11.4% more for childcare
Oman
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.74
OMR63.030
|
$246.76
F CFA151,198
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,015.93
OMR2,700.760
|
$5,061.82
F CFA3,101,547
|
|
pay 32.5% less for entertainment and sports
Oman
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.25
OMR3.560
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
OMR1.440
|
$3.64
F CFA2,228
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
OMR2.170
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.34
OMR29.770
|
$69.56
F CFA42,621
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
OMR3.260
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
pay 4.0% less for clothing
Oman
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.62
OMR19.870
|
$53.64
F CFA32,864
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.76
OMR18.000
|
$36.32
F CFA22,252
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.82
OMR32.270
|
$83.53
F CFA51,180
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.32
OMR28.610
|
$76.26
F CFA46,729
|
|
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