Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 38.5% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 63.8% less for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.55
CA$28.03
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.82
CA$14.77
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
CA$3.28
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
CA$2.23
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 45.4% less for groceries
Ottawa
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.80
CA$3.82
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.33
CA$10.00
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.50
CA$11.60
|
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.17
CA$4.32
|
$2.25
OMR0.870
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.57
CA$7.60
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.90
CA$2.60
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
CA$0.80
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
CA$1.89
|
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
CA$2.45
|
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
CA$1.71
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
CA$1.73
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 34.8% less for transportation
Ottawa
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
CA$5.74
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.40
CA$128.78
|
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$34,018.67
|
$22,866.53
OMR8,801.420
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
CA$26.31
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 32.3% less for housing
Ottawa
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.74
CA$73.31
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,428.79
CA$1,949.21
|
$623.25
OMR239.890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,314.00
CA$1,792.60
|
$397.89
OMR153.150
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.00
CA$186.90
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
|
pay 70.5% less for childcare
Ottawa
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,043.17
CA$1,423.13
|
$199.22
OMR76.680
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,975.09
CA$28,614.97
|
$8,387.63
OMR3,228.430
|
|
pay 4.8% more for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.87
CA$8.01
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
CA$5.28
|
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.48
CA$17.02
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.45
CA$66.10
|
$43.07
OMR16.580
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.01
CA$15.02
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 27.2% less for clothing
Ottawa
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.17
CA$82.09
|
$41.09
OMR15.820
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.38
CA$66.00
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.51
CA$142.57
|
$80.48
OMR30.980
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.29
CA$154.55
|
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
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