Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 23.1% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Castries, you would:
pay 38.7% less for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
EC$27.06
|
$6.75
OMR2.600
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
EC$3.04
|
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
EC$2.67
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 34.2% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
EC$2.22
|
$1.19
OMR0.460
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
EC$11.35
|
$3.24
OMR1.250
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.66
EC$28.81
|
$6.60
OMR2.540
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.19
EC$8.62
|
$2.70
OMR1.040
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
EC$12.87
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.47
EC$9.38
|
$1.05
OMR0.410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.83
OMR0.320
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
EC$5.44
|
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
EC$6.36
|
$0.56
OMR0.210
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
EC$3.03
|
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
EC$1.67
|
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
|
pay 40.7% less for transportation
|
Castries
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
$2.39
OMR0.920
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$64.94
OMR24.990
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
$23,377.84
OMR8,996.280
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.91
OMR4.200
|
|
pay 40.8% more for housing
|
Castries
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
$78.63
OMR30.260
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$417.20
EC$1,127.50
|
$651.55
OMR250.730
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.27
EC$725.00
|
$443.94
OMR170.840
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
$76.03
OMR29.260
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.59
EC$458.33
|
$179.50
OMR69.070
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,850.10
EC$5,000.00
|
$7,468.07
OMR2,873.870
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
EC$6.75
|
$4.76
OMR1.830
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.81
EC$13.00
|
$6.23
OMR2.400
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.01
EC$116.25
|
$44.76
OMR17.220
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
EC$20.50
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 31.4% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.52
EC$166.25
|
$52.26
OMR20.110
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
$37.66
OMR14.490
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.88
EC$337.50
|
$89.55
OMR34.460
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$86.58
OMR33.320
|
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