Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 58.4% cheaper than Hamilton.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Hamilton, you would:
pay 75.2% less for restaurants
Hamilton
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$36.50
$36.50
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
$15.00
|
$6.75
OMR2.600
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
$3.00
|
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
$2.64
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 75.2% less for groceries
Hamilton
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$7.15
$7.15
|
$1.19
OMR0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.10
$7.10
|
$3.24
OMR1.250
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.74
$15.74
|
$6.60
OMR2.540
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
$6.84
|
$2.70
OMR1.040
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.56
$9.56
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.61
$5.61
|
$1.05
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.10
$3.10
|
$0.83
OMR0.320
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.74
$4.74
|
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.03
$4.03
|
$0.56
OMR0.210
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.84
$3.84
|
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.84
$2.84
|
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
|
pay 45.2% less for transportation
Hamilton
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.74
$8.74
|
$2.39
OMR0.920
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.00
$69.00
|
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,000.00
$38,000.00
|
$23,377.84
OMR8,999.770
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.25
$30.25
|
$10.91
OMR4.200
|
|
pay 63.4% less for housing
Hamilton
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$128.22
$128.22
|
$78.63
OMR30.270
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,125.00
$3,125.00
|
$651.55
OMR250.830
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,042.86
$2,042.86
|
$443.94
OMR170.900
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.50
$178.50
|
$76.03
OMR29.270
|
|
pay 77.1% less for childcare
Hamilton
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,184.67
$1,184.67
|
$179.50
OMR69.100
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,375.00
$24,375.00
|
$7,468.07
OMR2,874.980
|
|
pay 36.9% less for entertainment and sports
Hamilton
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
$10.00
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
$6.00
|
$4.76
OMR1.830
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.62
$17.62
|
$6.23
OMR2.400
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$165.56
$165.56
|
$44.76
OMR17.230
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
$13.00
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 35.8% less for clothing
Hamilton
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.75
$90.75
|
$52.26
OMR20.120
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
$57.00
|
$37.66
OMR14.500
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$140.62
$140.62
|
$89.55
OMR34.470
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.75
$124.75
|
$86.58
OMR33.330
|
|
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