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Muscat vs. Bogota Cost of Living Summary

Muscat is 44.0% more expensive than Bogota.

Restaurants: pay 11.3% less in Muscat
Groceries: pay 6.9% more in Muscat
Transportation: pay 1.0% less in Muscat
Housing: pay 54.8% more in Muscat
Childcare: pay 9.1% less in Muscat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.8 times more in Muscat
Clothing: pay 7.8% less in Muscat

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries in Muscat are more expensive than in Bogota. Expenses including restaurants, childcare, clothing, and transportation are lower in Muscat. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Muscat.

Muscat vs. Bogota Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Muscat instead of Bogota, you would:

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pay 11.3% less for restaurants

	Bogota	Muscat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.12 COP19,119.97	$5.20 OMR2.000	+1.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.68 COP28,679.96	$7.80 OMR3.000	+1.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 COP4,074.15	$1.15 OMR0.440	+5.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 COP2,565.96	$0.32 OMR0.120	-53.5%
Average			-11.3%

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pay 6.9% more for groceries

	Bogota	Muscat
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 COP5,604.67	$1.24 OMR0.480	-17.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.64 COP9,851.70	$1.93 OMR0.740	-27.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.93 COP18,398.56	$7.45 OMR2.860	+51.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.19 COP8,167.71	$2.60 OMR1.000	+18.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.56 COP9,576.99	$2.65 OMR1.020	+3.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 COP5,104.66	$1.26 OMR0.490	-7.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 COP1,800.81	$0.79 OMR0.300	+64.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 COP2,585.54	$0.91 OMR0.350	+31.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 COP2,285.17	$0.54 OMR0.210	-11.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 COP2,224.45	$0.47 OMR0.180	-21.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 COP2,160.03	$0.53 OMR0.200	-8.2%
Average			+6.9%

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pay 1.0% less for transportation

	Bogota	Muscat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.02 COP15,031.98	$2.34 OMR0.900	-41.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.77 COP163,475.77	$65.02 OMR25.000	+48.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,277.24 COP64,529,910.63	$22,757.06 OMR8,750.090	+31.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.87 COP59,271.92	$9.10 OMR3.500	-42.6%
Average			-1.0%

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pay 54.8% more for housing

	Bogota	Muscat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.12 COP105,029.49	$68.79 OMR26.450	+144.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$468.73 COP1,750,672.58	$612.96 OMR235.680	+30.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$349.03 COP1,303,597.69	$395.21 OMR151.960	+13.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.10 COP243,148.12	$84.88 OMR32.640	+30.4%
Average			+54.8%

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pay 9.1% less for childcare

	Bogota	Muscat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$323.97 COP1,210,021.18	$198.66 OMR76.390	-38.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,101.91 COP33,995,312.92	$10,973.98 OMR4,219.490	+20.6%
Average			-9.1%

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pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bogota	Muscat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.28 COP4,779.99	$13.00 OMR5.000	+916.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 COP7,113.75	$4.77 OMR1.840	+150.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.99 COP11,161.28	$6.50 OMR2.500	+117.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.93 COP100,579.03	$51.56 OMR19.820	+91.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.12 COP19,119.97	$10.40 OMR4.000	+103.2%
Average			+275.8%

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pay 7.8% less for clothing

	Bogota	Muscat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.64 COP237,691.69	$59.30 OMR22.800	-6.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.73 COP167,070.33	$41.90 OMR16.110	-6.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.65 COP387,133.94	$82.36 OMR31.670	-20.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.70 COP338,756.05	$93.05 OMR35.780	+2.6%
Average			-7.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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