Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 25.9% more expensive than Bucharest.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 51.1% less for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
RON50.07
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.66
RON35.05
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
RON9.55
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
RON9.68
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 5.1% less for groceries
Bucharest
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
RON5.07
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.60
RON21.04
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.63
RON30.32
|
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
RON14.94
|
$2.25
OMR0.860
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
RON13.81
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RON2.48
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.52
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RON3.28
|
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RON4.12
|
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RON2.08
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
RON2.04
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 57.0% more for transportation
Bucharest
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.88
RON26.91
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.51
RON80.11
|
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,408.94
RON120,852.60
|
$22,866.53
OMR8,800.320
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.91
RON27.04
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Bucharest
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.86
RON40.56
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.98
RON2,603.78
|
$623.25
OMR239.860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.47
RON1,809.76
|
$397.89
OMR153.130
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.98
RON544.49
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
|
pay 37.7% less for childcare
Bucharest
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.31
RON2,211.74
|
$199.22
OMR76.670
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,056.32
RON46,019.74
|
$8,387.63
OMR3,228.030
|
|
pay 61.0% more for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RON14.02
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
RON14.40
|
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.69
RON26.04
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.37
RON230.51
|
$43.07
OMR16.570
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.66
RON35.05
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 19.9% less for clothing
Bucharest
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.75
RON360.36
|
$41.09
OMR15.810
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.30
RON184.42
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.53
RON373.12
|
$80.48
OMR30.970
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
RON460.16
|
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
|
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