Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 16.7% cheaper than Bangui.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 53.2% less for restaurants
|
Bangui
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
$7.79
OMR3.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
FCFA1,271
|
$0.84
OMR0.330
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,016
|
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 45.6% less for groceries
|
Bangui
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.86
FCFA1,779
|
$1.17
OMR0.450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
FCFA1,906
|
$2.01
OMR0.770
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.01
FCFA10,581
|
$6.07
OMR2.340
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
FCFA2,236
|
$2.30
OMR0.880
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
FCFA2,536
|
$2.12
OMR0.820
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA461
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA461
|
$0.79
OMR0.300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,844
|
$0.77
OMR0.300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
$0.52
OMR0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
FCFA1,153
|
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.59
FCFA1,614
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 74.9% less for transportation
|
Bangui
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.28
FCFA5,771
|
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$62.34
OMR24.000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,858.86
OMR8,800.640
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 76.1% less for housing
|
Bangui
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$69.80
OMR26.870
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,984.60
FCFA1,234,589
|
$609.46
OMR234.640
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,402.03
FCFA1,494,267
|
$409.71
OMR157.740
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$81.57
OMR31.400
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bangui
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$188.90
OMR72.720
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,697.81
OMR3,348.650
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangui
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
FCFA1,779
|
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
$4.85
OMR1.870
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.08
FCFA2,541
|
$5.97
OMR2.300
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$45.34
OMR17.460
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bangui
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$43.16
OMR16.620
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$37.38
OMR14.390
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$77.28
OMR29.750
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$88.48
OMR34.060
|
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