Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 26.2% cheaper than Muscat.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 9.0% less for restaurants
Muscat
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$3.32
LKR999.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
$6.65
LKR1,998.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
$0.69
LKR206.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
$0.37
LKR112.40
|
|
pay 61.0% more for groceries
Muscat
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
$0.61
LKR184.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
$7.00
LKR2,103.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
$6.30
LKR1,895.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.25
OMR0.870
|
$2.23
LKR669.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
$2.36
LKR708.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$3.37
LKR1,012.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
$0.50
LKR151.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
$2.74
LKR825.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
$0.56
LKR169.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$0.48
LKR145.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$0.53
LKR158.37
|
|
pay 1.9% less for transportation
Muscat
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
$4.74
LKR1,426.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
$6.31
LKR1,898.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,866.53
OMR8,801.420
|
$33,878.30
LKR10,185,491.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
$3.06
LKR919.14
|
|
pay 61.1% less for housing
Muscat
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
$17.03
LKR5,119.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$623.25
OMR239.890
|
$303.18
LKR91,150.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.89
OMR153.150
|
$159.51
LKR47,955.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
$36.13
LKR10,863.59
|
|
pay 90.7% less for childcare
Muscat
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.22
OMR76.680
|
$25.07
LKR7,538.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,387.63
OMR3,228.430
|
$500.02
LKR150,330.24
|
|
pay 43.9% less for entertainment and sports
Muscat
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$1.99
LKR599.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
$2.49
LKR747.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
$8.14
LKR2,447.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.07
OMR16.580
|
$14.54
LKR4,370.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
$3.69
LKR1,108.96
|
|
pay 37.6% less for clothing
Muscat
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.09
OMR15.820
|
$28.44
LKR8,550.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
$19.86
LKR5,969.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.48
OMR30.980
|
$64.29
LKR19,328.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
$36.55
LKR10,989.74
|
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