Cost of living comparison

Muscat, Oman

compared to

Praia, Cabo Verde

Praia vs. Muscat Cost of Living Summary

Praia is 25.4% more expensive than Muscat.

Restaurants: pay 87.7% more in Praia
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Praia
Transportation: pay 50.2% more in Praia
Housing: pay 0.8% more in Praia
Childcare: pay 52.0% less in Praia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.1% less in Praia
Clothing: pay 19.5% more in Praia

The cost of groceries, restaurants, transportation, clothing, and housing in Praia are more expensive than in Muscat. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Praia. Notably, groceries and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Praia.

Praia vs. Muscat Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Praia instead of Muscat, you would:

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pay 87.7% more for restaurants

	Muscat	Praia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.20 OMR2.000	$4.86 CVE478.38	-6.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.79 OMR3.000	$6.32 CVE621.89	-18.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 OMR0.330	$1.78 CVE175.15	+110.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 OMR0.120	$1.12 CVE110.08	+265.1%
Average			+87.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Muscat	Praia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 OMR0.450	$2.95 CVE290.28	+151.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.01 OMR0.770	$7.94 CVE781.69	+295.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.07 OMR2.340	$4.78 CVE470.82	-21.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.30 OMR0.880	$2.20 CVE216.23	-4.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 OMR0.820	$2.61 CVE257.13	+23.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 OMR0.410	$2.00 CVE196.45	+85.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 OMR0.300	$1.32 CVE130.19	+68.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 OMR0.300	$1.56 CVE153.34	+101.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 OMR0.200	$2.23 CVE219.88	+327.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 OMR0.170	$1.21 CVE119.34	+180.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 OMR0.160	$0.88 CVE86.80	+108.6%
Average			+119.7%

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pay 50.2% more for transportation

	Muscat	Praia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.33 OMR0.900	$6.31 CVE620.94	+170.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$62.34 OMR24.000	$20.42 CVE2,009.19	-67.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,858.86 OMR8,800.050	$29,166.78 CVE2,870,265.61	+27.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.13 OMR3.900	$17.26 CVE1,698.24	+70.3%
Average			+50.2%

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pay 0.8% more for housing

	Muscat	Praia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$69.80 OMR26.870	$51.28 CVE5,046.88	-26.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$609.46 OMR234.630	$583.34 CVE57,405.31	-4.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$409.71 OMR157.730	$388.89 CVE38,270.21	-5.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.57 OMR31.400	$113.61 CVE11,180.10	+39.3%
Average			+0.8%

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pay 52.0% less for childcare

	Muscat	Praia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$188.90 OMR72.720	$110.42 CVE10,866.32	-41.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,697.81 OMR3,348.420	$3,266.68 CVE321,469.75	-62.4%
Average			-52.0%

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pay 48.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Muscat	Praia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$12.99 OMR5.000	$2.48 CVE243.97	-80.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.85 OMR1.870	$1.49 CVE146.50	-69.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.97 OMR2.300	$4.38 CVE430.54	-26.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.34 OMR17.450	$36.46 CVE3,587.83	-19.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.39 OMR4.000	$5.83 CVE574.05	-43.9%
Average			-48.1%

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pay 19.5% more for clothing

	Muscat	Praia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.16 OMR16.620	$48.61 CVE4,783.78	+12.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.38 OMR14.390	$38.89 CVE3,827.02	+4.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.28 OMR29.750	$87.50 CVE8,610.80	+13.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.48 OMR34.060	$131.25 CVE12,916.20	+48.3%
Average			+19.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

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