Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 81.1% more expensive than Georgetown.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 27.9% less for restaurants
Georgetown
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
GYD1,482.22
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
GYD1,482.22
|
$6.75
OMR2.600
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
GYD249.51
|
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
GYD133.40
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 28.9% less for groceries
Georgetown
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
GYD312.33
|
$1.19
OMR0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
GYD1,021.67
|
$3.24
OMR1.250
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
GYD2,674.49
|
$6.60
OMR2.540
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
GYD607.01
|
$2.70
OMR1.040
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
GYD521.37
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
GYD479.80
|
$1.05
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
GYD215.69
|
$0.83
OMR0.320
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
GYD309.68
|
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
GYD178.81
|
$0.56
OMR0.210
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
GYD131.34
|
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
GYD121.70
|
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
|
pay 15.2% more for transportation
Georgetown
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
GYD789.67
|
$2.39
OMR0.920
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
GYD6,917.04
|
$64.94
OMR24.990
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
GYD3,260,889.28
|
$23,377.84
OMR8,996.280
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
GYD4,446.67
|
$10.91
OMR4.200
|
|
pay 58.0% more for housing
Georgetown
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
GYD12,450.47
|
$78.63
OMR30.260
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
GYD75,346.31
|
$651.55
OMR250.730
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
GYD47,863.43
|
$443.94
OMR170.840
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
GYD12,678.96
|
$76.03
OMR29.260
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
Georgetown
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
GYD19,762.97
|
$179.50
OMR69.070
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
GYD199,605.95
|
$7,468.07
OMR2,873.870
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Georgetown
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
GYD494.07
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
GYD716.41
|
$4.76
OMR1.830
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
GYD494.07
|
$6.23
OMR2.400
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
GYD5,928.89
|
$44.76
OMR17.220
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
GYD1,284.59
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 36.1% more for clothing
Georgetown
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
GYD5,517.16
|
$52.26
OMR20.110
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
GYD9,716.79
|
$37.66
OMR14.490
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
GYD14,822.22
|
$89.55
OMR34.460
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
GYD13,010.62
|
$86.58
OMR33.320
|
|
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