Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 21.5% cheaper than Muscat.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 30.7% less for restaurants
Muscat
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$1.84
₫46,748
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
$4.33
₫110,261
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
$0.55
₫13,956
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
$0.34
₫8,778
|
|
pay 4.2% more for groceries
Muscat
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
$0.88
₫22,491
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
$6.02
₫153,160
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
$5.38
₫137,049
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.25
OMR0.860
|
$1.49
₫37,952
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
$1.52
₫38,622
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$1.26
₫32,196
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
$0.44
₫11,198
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
$0.63
₫16,144
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
$0.42
₫10,618
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$0.49
₫12,569
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$0.49
₫12,526
|
|
pay 8.2% less for transportation
Muscat
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
$3.48
₫88,567
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
$6.87
₫174,795
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,866.53
OMR8,799.520
|
$34,303.88
₫873,316,784
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
$5.70
₫145,060
|
|
pay 58.5% less for housing
Muscat
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
$8.95
₫227,977
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$623.25
OMR239.840
|
$304.25
₫7,745,581
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.89
OMR153.120
|
$210.52
₫5,359,540
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
$43.00
₫1,094,795
|
|
pay 24.7% more for childcare
Muscat
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.22
OMR76.660
|
$212.34
₫5,405,726
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,387.63
OMR3,227.740
|
$11,971.85
₫304,782,280
|
|
pay 69.5% less for entertainment and sports
Muscat
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$0.89
₫22,694
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
$1.56
₫39,807
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
$1.19
₫30,183
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.07
OMR16.570
|
$22.79
₫580,254
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
$3.60
₫91,603
|
|
pay 12.8% less for clothing
Muscat
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.09
OMR15.810
|
$28.72
₫731,284
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
$23.06
₫587,124
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.48
OMR30.970
|
$81.55
₫2,076,090
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
$91.83
₫2,337,939
|
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