Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 23.1% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 33.9% more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
฿109.23
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
฿218.46
|
$6.75
OMR2.600
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
฿21.08
|
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.93
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 8.6% less for groceries
Bangkok
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
฿68.85
|
$1.19
OMR0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
฿320.73
|
$3.24
OMR1.250
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
฿243.97
|
$6.60
OMR2.540
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
฿74.63
|
$2.70
OMR1.040
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
฿53.88
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
฿50.35
|
$1.05
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.45
|
$0.83
OMR0.320
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
฿33.36
|
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿27.14
|
$0.56
OMR0.210
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.95
|
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.19
|
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
|
pay 8.7% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
฿165.02
|
$2.39
OMR0.920
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
฿1,419.98
|
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
฿2,184,580.68
|
$23,377.84
OMR8,999.770
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
฿392.13
|
$10.91
OMR4.200
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Bangkok
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
฿582.22
|
$78.63
OMR30.270
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
฿24,389.69
|
$651.55
OMR250.830
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
฿11,613.62
|
$443.94
OMR170.900
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
฿2,251.89
|
$76.03
OMR29.270
|
|
pay 56.4% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
฿20,811.39
|
$179.50
OMR69.100
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
฿499,285.91
|
$7,468.07
OMR2,874.980
|
|
pay 96.0% more for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
฿87.38
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
฿85.18
|
$4.76
OMR1.830
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
฿163.84
|
$6.23
OMR2.400
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
฿2,097.91
|
$44.76
OMR17.230
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
฿294.92
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 10.8% less for clothing
Bangkok
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
฿2,214.32
|
$52.26
OMR20.120
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
฿1,499.27
|
$37.66
OMR14.500
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
฿3,603.57
|
$89.55
OMR34.470
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
฿3,772.91
|
$86.58
OMR33.330
|
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