Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 31.2% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 19.1% more for restaurants
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.97
BND4.01
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
BND7.02
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BND1.05
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BND0.71
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 28.1% less for groceries
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
BND2.42
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.22
BND3.01
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
BND8.48
|
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BND3.09
|
$2.25
OMR0.860
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
BND3.50
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
BND1.99
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.36
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
BND2.27
|
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
BND2.23
|
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
BND0.94
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
BND1.02
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 37.2% more for transportation
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.48
BND2.00
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND30.09
|
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,214.70
BND34,101.84
|
$22,866.53
OMR8,799.520
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND34.11
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 36.5% more for housing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
BND65.22
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$593.65
BND802.89
|
$623.25
OMR239.840
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$519.45
BND702.54
|
$397.89
OMR153.120
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.85
BND52.54
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
|
pay 10.4% more for childcare
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.07
BND170.51
|
$199.22
OMR76.660
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,339.96
BND18,041.74
|
$8,387.63
OMR3,227.740
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
BND2.51
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
BND4.36
|
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.98
BND17.55
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.80
BND55.18
|
$43.07
OMR16.570
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.45
BND6.02
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 29.1% more for clothing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.28
BND30.13
|
$41.09
OMR15.810
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.75
BND33.48
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.58
BND117.09
|
$80.48
OMR30.970
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.56
BND117.07
|
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
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