Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 20.4% more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 22.1% less for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.47
GTQ42.48
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
GTQ47.97
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
GTQ9.58
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
GTQ7.03
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 25.9% less for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
GTQ21.84
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.43
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
GTQ55.05
|
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
GTQ17.74
|
$2.25
OMR0.860
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
GTQ25.08
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
GTQ11.88
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.48
|
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.45
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 87.2% more for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
GTQ34.64
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.87
GTQ99.94
|
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,024.02
GTQ139,918.60
|
$22,866.53
OMR8,799.520
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.46
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 33.5% more for housing
Guatemala City
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.10
GTQ319.04
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.68
GTQ4,243.83
|
$623.25
OMR239.840
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.18
GTQ2,935.79
|
$397.89
OMR153.120
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
GTQ470.86
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
|
pay 13.2% more for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.19
GTQ1,491.99
|
$199.22
OMR76.660
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.94
GTQ53,027.89
|
$8,387.63
OMR3,227.740
|
|
pay 86.8% more for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
GTQ19.99
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GTQ22.19
|
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
GTQ27.98
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.93
GTQ449.74
|
$43.07
OMR16.570
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ59.97
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 29.6% less for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.87
GTQ433.75
|
$41.09
OMR15.810
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.70
GTQ424.63
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.57
GTQ827.30
|
$80.48
OMR30.970
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.70
GTQ936.95
|
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
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