Cost of living comparison

Port-au-prince, Haiti

compared to

Muscat, Oman

Muscat vs. Port-au-prince Cost of Living Summary

Muscat is 14.0% more expensive than Port-au-prince.

Restaurants: pay 56.4% less in Muscat
Groceries: pay 23.9% less in Muscat
Transportation: pay 94.1% more in Muscat
Housing: pay 34.5% less in Muscat
Childcare: pay 57.8% more in Muscat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Muscat
Clothing: pay 43.2% less in Muscat

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

Muscat vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Muscat instead of Port-au-prince, you would:

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pay 56.4% less for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	Muscat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,566.90	$5.20 OMR2.000	-56.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,486.72	$7.79 OMR3.000	-31.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG261.15	$0.84 OMR0.330	-57.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG195.86	$0.31 OMR0.120	-79.6%
Average			-56.4%

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pay 23.9% less for groceries

	Port-au-prince	Muscat
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG326.44	$1.17 OMR0.450	-53.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG652.88	$2.01 OMR0.770	-59.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG741.42	$6.07 OMR2.340	+6.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG365.00	$2.30 OMR0.880	-17.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG902.06	$2.12 OMR0.820	-69.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.14	$1.07 OMR0.410	-52.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.07	$0.79 OMR0.300	+44.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.23	$0.77 OMR0.300	+70.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.23	$0.52 OMR0.200	+15.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.14	$0.43 OMR0.170	-80.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG165.84	$0.42 OMR0.160	-66.7%
Average			-23.9%

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pay 94.1% more for transportation

	Port-au-prince	Muscat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.01 HTG262.04	$2.33 OMR0.900	+16.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,611.50	$62.34 OMR24.000	+211.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,570,132.74	$22,858.86 OMR8,800.800	-34.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG467.46	$10.13 OMR3.900	+183.0%
Average			+94.1%

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pay 34.5% less for housing

	Port-au-prince	Muscat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,672.98	$69.80 OMR26.880	-57.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG118,823.45	$609.46 OMR234.650	-33.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,211.95	$409.71 OMR157.740	-54.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG9,985.16	$81.57 OMR31.410	+6.7%
Average			-34.5%

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pay 57.8% more for childcare

	Port-au-prince	Muscat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,057.52	$188.90 OMR72.730	+88.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG896,764.73	$8,697.81 OMR3,348.710	+26.6%
Average			+57.8%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	Muscat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG652.88	$12.99 OMR5.000	+159.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG215.14	$4.85 OMR1.870	+194.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG261.15	$5.97 OMR2.300	+198.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,080.40	$45.34 OMR17.460	-34.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,305.75	$10.39 OMR4.000	+3.9%
Average			+104.4%

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pay 43.2% less for clothing

	Port-au-prince	Muscat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,446.02	$43.16 OMR16.620	-46.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,793.14	$37.38 OMR14.390	-50.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,669.03	$77.28 OMR29.750	-35.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,586.28	$88.48 OMR34.070	-41.0%
Average			-43.2%

Port-au-prince vs. Muscat - Cost of clothing

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