Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 2.7 times more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 77.9% more for restaurants
|
Bujumbura
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,413
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,874
|
$7.79
OMR3.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,450
|
$0.84
OMR0.330
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,937
|
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 44.0% more for groceries
|
Bujumbura
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,142
|
$1.17
OMR0.450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,852
|
$2.01
OMR0.770
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,106
|
$6.07
OMR2.340
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,034
|
$2.30
OMR0.880
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,393
|
$2.12
OMR0.820
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,774
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF648
|
$0.79
OMR0.300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
$0.77
OMR0.300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,296
|
$0.52
OMR0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF648
|
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF777
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Bujumbura
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$62.34
OMR24.000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,858.86
OMR8,800.070
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
|
Bujumbura
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$69.80
OMR26.870
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF851,910
|
$609.46
OMR234.630
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF215,230
|
$409.71
OMR157.730
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$81.57
OMR31.400
|
|
pay 30.2% more for childcare
|
Bujumbura
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF311,924
|
$188.90
OMR72.720
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,192,397
|
$8,697.81
OMR3,348.430
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bujumbura
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,625
|
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,699
|
$4.85
OMR1.870
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,141
|
$5.97
OMR2.300
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$45.34
OMR17.450
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bujumbura
|
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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