Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 31.2% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 64.1% less for restaurants
Valletta
|
Muscat
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.49
€18.05
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.29
€9.53
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.62
€2.43
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.84
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 31.6% less for groceries
Valletta
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
€1.35
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
€4.89
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
€4.20
|
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.87
€2.66
|
$2.25
OMR0.870
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.90
€4.54
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.32
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
€1.68
|
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 44.3% less for transportation
Valletta
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.09
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$57.82
OMR22.260
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,450.20
€23,563.68
|
$22,866.53
OMR8,803.040
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.24
€27.07
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 8.8% less for housing
Valletta
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.58
€35.72
|
$73.59
OMR28.330
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,095.02
€1,013.85
|
$623.25
OMR239.930
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$900.23
€833.50
|
$397.89
OMR153.180
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.57
€104.23
|
$82.34
OMR31.700
|
|
pay 44.3% less for childcare
Valletta
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$667.12
€617.67
|
$199.22
OMR76.690
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,288.38
€9,525.74
|
$8,387.63
OMR3,229.030
|
|
pay 29.3% more for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€4.01
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
€2.49
|
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.51
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$81.22
€75.20
|
$43.07
OMR16.580
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€12.03
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 54.6% less for clothing
Valletta
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$127.25
€117.82
|
$41.09
OMR15.820
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.27
€57.66
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$157.03
€145.39
|
$80.48
OMR30.980
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$200.35
€185.50
|
$80.67
OMR31.060
|
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