Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 17.0% more expensive than Honiara.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Honiara, you would:
pay 44.2% less for restaurants
Honiara
|
Muscat
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.58
SBD47.30
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.69
SBD124.48
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
SBD12.45
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
SBD9.96
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 54.0% less for groceries
Honiara
|
Muscat
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
SBD11.95
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
SBD67.72
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.08
SBD85.44
|
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.83
|
$2.25
OMR0.860
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.00
SBD33.88
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.36
SBD28.46
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
SBD10.16
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.86
SBD32.75
|
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SBD6.78
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
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pay 30.0% less for transportation
Honiara
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.27
SBD44.67
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,866.53
OMR8,799.520
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
SBD89.62
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 37.8% less for housing
Honiara
|
Muscat
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.86
SBD4,813.13
|
$623.25
OMR239.840
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$646.18
SBD5,477.01
|
$397.89
OMR153.120
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$539.06
SBD4,569.06
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Honiara
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.49
SBD995.82
|
$199.22
OMR76.660
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.75
SBD19,916.40
|
$8,387.63
OMR3,227.740
|
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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Honiara
|
Muscat
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.88
SBD32.86
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$43.07
OMR16.570
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
SBD34.85
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 2.8% less for clothing
Honiara
|
Muscat
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
SBD204.14
|
$41.09
OMR15.810
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.99
SBD796.66
|
$80.48
OMR30.970
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
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