Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 10.4% cheaper than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 60.4% less for restaurants
Gibraltar
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.66
GIP13.86
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.09
GIP7.92
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
GIP1.56
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
GIP1.45
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 44.7% less for groceries
Gibraltar
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
GIP1.31
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
GIP3.26
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.63
GIP5.99
|
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
GIP2.98
|
$2.25
OMR0.870
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.89
GIP3.06
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
GIP1.62
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.54
GIP1.21
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
GIP1.26
|
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
GIP0.91
|
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
GIP0.81
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
GIP0.68
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Gibraltar
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
GIP4.54
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.13
GIP6.39
|
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,057.47
GIP24,383.65
|
$22,866.53
OMR8,801.420
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.97
GIP19.61
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 26.4% less for housing
Gibraltar
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.50
GIP42.00
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,646.15
GIP1,292.42
|
$623.25
OMR239.890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,585.28
GIP1,244.63
|
$397.89
OMR153.150
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.83
GIP68.96
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
|
pay 60.0% less for childcare
Gibraltar
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$805.78
GIP632.63
|
$199.22
OMR76.680
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,134.60
GIP11,882.39
|
$8,387.63
OMR3,228.430
|
|
pay 39.1% more for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.10
GIP3.22
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.99
GIP2.35
|
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
GIP3.56
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.94
GIP55.70
|
$43.07
OMR16.580
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
GIP8.42
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 36.7% less for clothing
Gibraltar
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$125.33
GIP98.40
|
$41.09
OMR15.820
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.78
GIP32.80
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.87
GIP100.40
|
$80.48
OMR30.980
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.51
GIP89.12
|
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
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