Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 24.5% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 62.6% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.26
|
$6.75
OMR2.600
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.69
|
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
€2.22
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 32.4% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
€1.83
|
$1.19
OMR0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.43
|
$3.24
OMR1.250
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.74
|
$6.60
OMR2.540
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
€2.93
|
$2.70
OMR1.040
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
€4.58
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.05
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.83
OMR0.320
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.24
|
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.48
|
$0.56
OMR0.210
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
|
pay 45.6% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.08
€7.50
|
$2.39
OMR0.920
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$93.45
€86.79
|
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,967.00
€30,614.80
|
$23,377.84
OMR8,998.990
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.98
€21.34
|
$10.91
OMR4.200
|
|
pay 23.8% less for housing
Berlin
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.65
€39.60
|
$78.63
OMR30.270
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,347.77
€1,251.61
|
$651.55
OMR250.810
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$999.06
€927.77
|
$443.94
OMR170.890
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$273.14
€253.65
|
$76.03
OMR29.270
|
|
pay 10.0% less for childcare
Berlin
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.36
€195.35
|
$179.50
OMR69.090
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,885.50
€7,322.87
|
$7,468.07
OMR2,874.740
|
|
pay 22.9% more for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.36
|
$4.76
OMR1.830
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
$6.23
OMR2.400
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€38.75
|
$44.76
OMR17.230
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 19.7% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.74
€85.20
|
$52.26
OMR20.120
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.98
€36.20
|
$37.66
OMR14.500
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
€88.20
|
$89.55
OMR34.470
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.23
€109.79
|
$86.58
OMR33.330
|
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