Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 29.3% cheaper than Muscat.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 20.3% less for restaurants
Muscat
|
Tunis
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$3.20
TND9.970
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
$4.80
TND14.950
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
$0.60
TND1.860
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
$0.35
TND1.100
|
|
pay 10.5% less for groceries
Muscat
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
$0.14
TND0.420
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
$5.12
TND15.970
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
$1.74
TND5.420
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.25
OMR0.870
|
$1.61
TND5.010
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
$2.61
TND8.150
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$0.85
TND2.640
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
$1.51
TND4.700
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
$0.45
TND1.400
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
$0.34
TND1.050
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$0.28
TND0.870
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$0.25
TND0.780
|
|
pay 13.7% less for transportation
Muscat
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
$3.05
TND9.510
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
$10.72
TND33.390
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,866.53
OMR8,801.420
|
$38,384.65
TND119,616.150
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
$2.85
TND8.870
|
|
pay 58.5% less for housing
Muscat
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
$23.34
TND72.720
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$623.25
OMR239.890
|
$243.54
TND758.930
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.89
OMR153.150
|
$170.39
TND530.970
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
$43.08
TND134.250
|
|
pay 59.1% less for childcare
Muscat
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.22
OMR76.680
|
$93.99
TND292.910
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,387.63
OMR3,228.430
|
$2,893.78
TND9,017.730
|
|
pay 58.3% less for entertainment and sports
Muscat
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$1.60
TND4.980
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
$0.84
TND2.610
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
$3.20
TND9.970
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.07
OMR16.580
|
$30.01
TND93.520
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
$4.80
TND14.950
|
|
pay 15.2% more for clothing
Muscat
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.09
OMR15.820
|
$43.24
TND134.740
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
$53.70
TND167.350
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.48
OMR30.980
|
$89.56
TND279.100
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
$76.96
TND239.820
|
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