Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 28.5% more expensive than Muscat.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Muscat
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.79
OMR3.000
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
OMR0.330
|
$1.23
FCFA771
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
$1.31
FCFA822
|
|
pay 72.2% more for groceries
|
Muscat
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
OMR0.450
|
$1.42
FCFA891
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.01
OMR0.770
|
$3.40
FCFA2,141
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
OMR2.340
|
$9.78
FCFA6,151
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
OMR0.880
|
$3.39
FCFA2,132
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.12
OMR0.820
|
$3.11
FCFA1,958
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$1.43
FCFA901
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
OMR0.300
|
$1.16
FCFA730
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
OMR0.300
|
$1.43
FCFA901
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
OMR0.200
|
$0.94
FCFA590
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
$1.04
FCFA653
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$1.11
FCFA699
|
|
pay 6.9% more for transportation
|
Muscat
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
$3.89
FCFA2,446
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$62.34
OMR24.000
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,858.86
OMR8,800.070
|
$27,776.16
FCFA17,468,810
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
$6.82
FCFA4,290
|
|
pay 14.4% more for housing
|
Muscat
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.80
OMR26.870
|
$68.08
FCFA42,816
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$609.46
OMR234.630
|
$844.18
FCFA530,915
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$409.71
OMR157.730
|
$490.17
FCFA308,273
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.57
OMR31.400
|
$83.30
FCFA52,386
|
|
pay 38.1% less for childcare
|
Muscat
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$188.90
OMR72.720
|
$118.46
FCFA74,499
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,697.81
OMR3,348.430
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,339,625
|
|
pay 38.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Muscat
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
$0.98
FCFA617
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.85
OMR1.870
|
$4.25
FCFA2,672
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
OMR2.300
|
$2.45
FCFA1,541
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.34
OMR17.450
|
$57.19
FCFA35,965
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$4.50
FCFA2,833
|
|
pay 21.9% more for clothing
|
Muscat
|
Libreville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.16
OMR16.620
|
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.38
OMR14.390
|
$73.53
FCFA46,241
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.28
OMR29.750
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.48
OMR34.060
|
$71.89
FCFA45,213
|
|
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