Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 14.7% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Athens, you would:
pay 49.9% less for restaurants
Athens
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€15.07
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€9.04
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
€1.97
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 22.8% less for groceries
Athens
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.88
€6.39
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€5.91
|
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
€4.38
|
$2.25
OMR0.860
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.03
€4.67
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 6.1% less for transportation
Athens
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
€7.11
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€30.14
|
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,399.57
€25,419.96
|
$22,866.53
OMR8,799.520
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
€11.25
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 12.4% more for housing
Athens
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.57
€30.22
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.26
€584.73
|
$623.25
OMR239.840
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.87
€494.37
|
$397.89
OMR153.120
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$165.03
€153.11
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
|
pay 39.0% less for childcare
Athens
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.99
€448.09
|
$199.22
OMR76.660
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,389.46
€9,638.82
|
$8,387.63
OMR3,227.740
|
|
pay 26.8% more for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€5.02
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.36
|
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.62
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.52
€43.16
|
$43.07
OMR16.570
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
€9.04
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 24.3% less for clothing
Athens
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.99
€83.49
|
$41.09
OMR15.810
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.83
€32.31
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.37
€88.48
|
$80.48
OMR30.970
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.71
€108.28
|
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
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