Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 25.6% more expensive than Muscat.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 68.0% more for restaurants
|
Muscat
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.79
OMR3.000
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
OMR0.330
|
$0.93
F CFA582
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
$0.98
F CFA619
|
|
pay 49.1% more for groceries
|
Muscat
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
OMR0.450
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.01
OMR0.770
|
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
OMR2.340
|
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
OMR0.880
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.12
OMR0.820
|
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$1.02
F CFA640
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
OMR0.300
|
$0.82
F CFA513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
OMR0.300
|
$0.99
F CFA621
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
OMR0.200
|
$0.88
F CFA554
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
$0.64
F CFA404
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$0.54
F CFA340
|
|
pay 67.4% more for transportation
|
Muscat
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$62.34
OMR24.000
|
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,858.86
OMR8,800.070
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
|
pay 5.5% more for housing
|
Muscat
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.80
OMR26.870
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$609.46
OMR234.630
|
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$409.71
OMR157.730
|
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.57
OMR31.400
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
|
pay 5.0% more for childcare
|
Muscat
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$188.90
OMR72.720
|
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,697.81
OMR3,348.430
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
|
pay 29.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Muscat
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.85
OMR1.870
|
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
OMR2.300
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.34
OMR17.450
|
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay 13.9% more for clothing
|
Muscat
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.16
OMR16.620
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.38
OMR14.390
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.28
OMR29.750
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.48
OMR34.060
|
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
|
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