Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 41.0% more expensive than Maputo.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Maputo, you would:
pay 36.4% less for restaurants
|
Maputo
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
MZN639.00
|
$7.79
OMR3.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
MZN60.56
|
$0.84
OMR0.330
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MZN49.11
|
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 14.2% more for groceries
|
Maputo
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
MZN75.83
|
$1.17
OMR0.450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.45
MZN540.00
|
$2.01
OMR0.770
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.78
MZN369.08
|
$6.07
OMR2.340
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
MZN133.80
|
$2.30
OMR0.880
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
$2.12
OMR0.820
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MZN51.51
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN23.06
|
$0.79
OMR0.300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
$0.77
OMR0.300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
MZN26.89
|
$0.52
OMR0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MZN21.09
|
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MZN28.19
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 54.6% more for transportation
|
Maputo
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
MZN326.93
|
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
$62.34
OMR24.000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.03
|
$22,858.86
OMR8,800.640
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.12
MZN2,180.00
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 3.2% more for housing
|
Maputo
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
$69.80
OMR26.870
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.47
MZN50,000.00
|
$609.46
OMR234.640
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$273.87
MZN17,500.00
|
$409.71
OMR157.740
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.37
MZN3,921.57
|
$81.57
OMR31.400
|
|
pay 13.2% more for childcare
|
Maputo
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
$188.90
OMR72.720
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
$8,697.81
OMR3,348.650
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Maputo
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MZN80.00
|
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
MZN142.97
|
$4.85
OMR1.870
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
$5.97
OMR2.300
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.39
MZN4,114.29
|
$45.34
OMR17.460
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
pay 2.2% less for clothing
|
Maputo
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.04
MZN2,175.00
|
$43.16
OMR16.620
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.64
MZN3,875.00
|
$37.38
OMR14.390
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.64
MZN4,833.33
|
$77.28
OMR29.750
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.03
MZN5,625.00
|
$88.48
OMR34.060
|
|
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