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Windhoek vs. Muscat Cost of Living Summary

Windhoek is 4.9% cheaper than Muscat.

Restaurants: pay 61.1% more in Windhoek
Groceries: pay 27.6% more in Windhoek
Transportation: pay 0.1% more in Windhoek
Housing: pay 23.4% less in Windhoek
Childcare: pay 24.6% less in Windhoek
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.7% less in Windhoek
Clothing: pay 17.5% less in Windhoek

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

Windhoek vs. Muscat Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.1% more for restaurants

	Muscat	Windhoek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.20 OMR2.000	$10.23 NAD191.59	+96.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.79 OMR3.000	$5.11 NAD95.74	-34.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 OMR0.330	$0.95 NAD17.74	+12.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 OMR0.120	$0.83 NAD15.51	+170.1%
Average			+61.1%

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pay 27.6% more for groceries

	Muscat	Windhoek
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 OMR0.450	$0.84 NAD15.79	-28.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.01 OMR0.770	$2.98 NAD55.79	+48.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.07 OMR2.340	$5.50 NAD103.07	-9.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.30 OMR0.880	$2.97 NAD55.69	+29.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 OMR0.820	$2.33 NAD43.66	+9.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 OMR0.410	$0.79 NAD14.88	-26.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 OMR0.300	$0.86 NAD16.17	+9.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 OMR0.300	$0.71 NAD13.36	-7.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 OMR0.200	$0.76 NAD14.28	+45.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 OMR0.170	$0.91 NAD17.14	+111.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 OMR0.160	$0.93 NAD17.48	+120.6%
Average			+27.6%

Muscat vs. Windhoek - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.1% more for transportation

	Muscat	Windhoek
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.33 OMR0.900	$4.69 NAD87.81	+100.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$62.34 OMR24.000	$34.08 NAD638.63	-45.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,858.86 OMR8,800.410	$17,041.85 NAD319,313.55	-25.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.13 OMR3.900	$7.10 NAD133.05	-29.9%
Average			+0.1%

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pay 23.4% less for housing

	Muscat	Windhoek
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$69.80 OMR26.870	$59.63 NAD1,117.33	-14.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$609.46 OMR234.640	$421.63 NAD7,900.05	-30.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$409.71 OMR157.730	$301.93 NAD5,657.27	-26.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.57 OMR31.400	$63.84 NAD1,196.20	-21.7%
Average			-23.4%

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pay 24.6% less for childcare

	Muscat	Windhoek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$188.90 OMR72.720	$169.47 NAD3,175.40	-10.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,697.81 OMR3,348.560	$5,302.57 NAD99,354.41	-39.0%
Average			-24.6%

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pay 57.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Muscat	Windhoek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$12.99 OMR5.000	$1.70 NAD31.93	-86.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.85 OMR1.870	$1.91 NAD35.72	-60.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.97 OMR2.300	$2.81 NAD52.68	-52.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.34 OMR17.450	$35.35 NAD662.40	-22.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.39 OMR4.000	$3.55 NAD66.52	-65.8%
Average			-57.7%

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pay 17.5% less for clothing

	Muscat	Windhoek
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.16 OMR16.620	$37.49 NAD702.49	-13.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.38 OMR14.390	$26.97 NAD505.31	-27.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.28 OMR29.750	$70.06 NAD1,312.73	-9.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.48 OMR34.060	$71.01 NAD1,330.47	-19.7%
Average			-17.5%

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