Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 14.0% cheaper than Bridgetown.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Bridgetown, you would:
pay 54.6% less for restaurants
Bridgetown
|
Muscat
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.97
BBD17.95
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
BBD3.17
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 57.7% less for groceries
Bridgetown
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
BBD5.62
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.07
BBD28.15
|
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.18
BBD10.36
|
$2.25
OMR0.860
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.24
BBD2.47
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
BBD3.32
|
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
BBD3.21
|
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
BBD2.29
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
BBD2.96
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 15.1% less for transportation
Bridgetown
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.32
BBD16.64
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.00
BBD54.00
|
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
BBD70,000.00
|
$22,866.53
OMR8,800.320
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.50
BBD63.00
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 15.2% more for housing
Bridgetown
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.07
BBD102.14
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.00
BBD1,150.00
|
$623.25
OMR239.860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$466.67
BBD933.33
|
$397.89
OMR153.130
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.91
BBD133.82
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
|
pay 5.7% more for childcare
Bridgetown
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
$199.22
OMR76.670
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,500.00
BBD13,000.00
|
$8,387.63
OMR3,228.030
|
|
pay 46.5% more for entertainment and sports
Bridgetown
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
BBD5.00
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.10
BBD10.19
|
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
BBD16.00
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
$43.07
OMR16.570
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
BBD21.00
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 38.3% less for clothing
Bridgetown
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.50
BBD145.00
|
$41.09
OMR15.810
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
$80.48
OMR30.970
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.00
BBD230.00
|
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
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