Cost of living comparison

 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
compared to
 Muscat, Oman
Muscat vs. Ouagadougou Cost of Living Summary

Muscat is 58.2% more expensive than Ouagadougou.

Restaurants
pay 74.6% more in Muscat
Groceries
pay 15.2% less in Muscat
Transportation
pay 51.8% less in Muscat
Housing
pay 34.9% more in Muscat
Childcare
pay 5.9% more in Muscat
Entertainment and Sports
pay 4.0 times more in Muscat

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

Muscat vs. Ouagadougou Cost Breakdown

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

pay 74.6% more for restaurants

 
Ouagadougou
Muscat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.23
F CFA708
$5.20
OMR2.000
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.35
F CFA4,250
$7.79
OMR3.000
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.76
F CFA441
$0.84
OMR0.320

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pay 15.2% less for groceries

 
Ouagadougou
Muscat
Bread
1 loaf
$0.71
F CFA413
$1.17
OMR0.450
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.17
F CFA4,722
$2.01
OMR0.770
Milk (1 gallon) $9.16
F CFA5,296
$6.07
OMR2.330

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pay 51.8% less for transportation

 
Ouagadougou
Muscat
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.84
F CFA2,798
$2.33
OMR0.900
Monthly public transit pass ?? $62.34
OMR23.970
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $22,858.86
OMR8,789.070

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pay 34.9% more for housing

 
Ouagadougou
Muscat
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$44.85
F CFA25,926
$69.80
OMR26.840
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $408.47
F CFA236,120
$609.46
OMR234.330
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $285.93
F CFA165,284
$409.71
OMR157.530

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pay 5.9% more for childcare

 
Ouagadougou
Muscat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $122.54
F CFA70,836
$188.90
OMR72.630
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,052.55
F CFA8,701,205
$8,697.81
OMR3,344.250

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pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Ouagadougou
Muscat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.14
F CFA661
$12.99
OMR4.990
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.63
F CFA944
$4.85
OMR1.870
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.63
F CFA944
$5.97
OMR2.300

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Ouagadougou
Muscat
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $43.16
OMR16.590
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $37.38
OMR14.370
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $77.28
OMR29.710

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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: June 2025
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