Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 2.7 times more expensive than Asmara.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Asmara, you would:
pay 22.9% more for restaurants
Asmara
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 5.5% less for groceries
Asmara
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$2.25
OMR0.860
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Asmara
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$22,866.53
OMR8,800.320
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 64.8% more for housing
Asmara
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$623.25
OMR239.860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$397.89
OMR153.130
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for childcare
Asmara
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$199.22
OMR76.670
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$8,387.63
OMR3,228.030
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Asmara
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$43.07
OMR16.570
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 44.2% less for clothing
Asmara
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$41.09
OMR15.810
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$80.48
OMR30.970
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
|
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