Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 62.4% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 12.4% less for restaurants
Ankara
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
TRY200.54
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.22
TRY200.54
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TRY33.74
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY13.40
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 46.7% more for groceries
Ankara
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
TRY20.19
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
TRY119.28
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
TRY121.30
|
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
TRY55.64
|
$2.25
OMR0.860
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
TRY83.29
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.26
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
TRY21.27
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
TRY14.79
|
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY15.79
|
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY8.89
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TRY6.45
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Ankara
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
TRY152.99
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TRY275.74
|
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,646.14
TRY1,504,030.09
|
$22,866.53
OMR8,800.320
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
TRY185.50
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Ankara
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.93
TRY352.38
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$534.79
TRY17,243.57
|
$623.25
OMR239.860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.77
TRY11,825.81
|
$397.89
OMR153.130
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.48
TRY1,724.30
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
|
pay 25.1% less for childcare
Ankara
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.32
TRY14,390.83
|
$199.22
OMR76.670
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,966.43
TRY256,864.75
|
$8,387.63
OMR3,228.030
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
TRY97.76
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
TRY75.50
|
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY58.16
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.76
TRY1,185.42
|
$43.07
OMR16.570
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.66
TRY150.40
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 12.3% less for clothing
Ankara
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.03
TRY1,548.62
|
$41.09
OMR15.810
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.31
TRY1,428.83
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.67
TRY2,988.01
|
$80.48
OMR30.970
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
TRY2,672.55
|
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
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