Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 20.9% more expensive than Muscat.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 48.6% more for restaurants
Muscat
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$9.92
RUB964.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
$4.92
RUB478.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
$1.10
RUB107.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
$0.60
RUB58.30
|
|
pay 4.2% more for groceries
Muscat
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
$0.63
RUB61.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
$4.72
RUB458.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
$3.62
RUB351.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.25
OMR0.870
|
$1.74
RUB169.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
$2.18
RUB212.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$0.64
RUB61.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
$0.69
RUB66.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
$0.79
RUB77.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
$1.56
RUB151.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$0.19
RUB18.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$0.20
RUB19.73
|
|
pay 12.4% less for transportation
Muscat
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
$2.31
RUB224.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
OMR22.260
|
$29.87
RUB2,902.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,866.53
OMR8,803.040
|
$32,820.00
RUB3,189,788.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
$5.69
RUB552.90
|
|
pay 1.6% less for housing
Muscat
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.59
OMR28.330
|
$6.03
RUB585.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$623.25
OMR239.930
|
$881.83
RUB85,705.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.89
OMR153.180
|
$532.09
RUB51,713.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.34
OMR31.700
|
$90.54
RUB8,799.82
|
|
pay 90.4% more for childcare
Muscat
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.22
OMR76.690
|
$484.25
RUB47,064.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,387.63
OMR3,229.030
|
$11,553.80
RUB1,122,918.58
|
|
pay 47.3% less for entertainment and sports
Muscat
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$3.28
RUB318.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
$2.63
RUB256.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
$2.52
RUB244.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.07
OMR16.580
|
$32.93
RUB3,200.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
$5.47
RUB531.63
|
|
pay 64.3% more for clothing
Muscat
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.09
OMR15.820
|
$98.68
RUB9,591.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
$46.53
RUB4,521.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.48
OMR30.980
|
$117.96
RUB11,464.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.67
OMR31.060
|
$114.14
RUB11,093.56
|
|
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