Cost of living comparison
Brasilia is 13.6% more expensive than Muscat.
If you lived in Brasilia instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 54.8% more for restaurants
Muscat
|
Brasilia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$5.85
R$30.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
$6.82
R$35.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
$1.20
R$6.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
$0.80
R$4.17
|
|
pay 13.0% more for groceries
Muscat
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
$1.78
R$9.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
$5.19
R$27.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
$4.10
R$21.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.25
OMR0.870
|
$2.39
R$12.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
$1.61
R$8.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$0.94
R$4.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
$0.61
R$3.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
$0.48
R$2.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
$0.67
R$3.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$0.49
R$2.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$0.58
R$3.03
|
|
pay 12.6% more for transportation
Muscat
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
$4.15
R$21.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
$47.57
R$249.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,866.53
OMR8,801.420
|
$25,345.08
R$132,967.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
$8.07
R$42.35
|
|
pay 45.4% less for housing
Muscat
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
$20.58
R$107.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$623.25
OMR239.890
|
$401.50
R$2,106.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.89
OMR153.150
|
$242.40
R$1,271.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
$53.80
R$282.25
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Muscat
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.22
OMR76.680
|
$530.73
R$2,784.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,387.63
OMR3,228.430
|
$12,185.14
R$63,926.88
|
|
pay 51.6% less for entertainment and sports
Muscat
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$1.95
R$10.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
$1.95
R$10.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
$2.24
R$11.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.07
OMR16.580
|
$26.15
R$137.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
$7.80
R$40.91
|
|
pay 6.0% more for clothing
Muscat
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.09
OMR15.820
|
$57.37
R$301.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
$45.12
R$236.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.48
OMR30.980
|
$65.72
R$344.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
$62.37
R$327.20
|
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