Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 27.2% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Lima, you would:
pay 1.2% less for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.03
PEN14.86
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
PEN22.79
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
PEN3.19
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.01
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 5.4% more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
PEN8.61
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
PEN13.28
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
PEN18.18
|
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN9.85
|
$2.25
OMR0.860
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
PEN8.73
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
PEN2.94
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.82
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.79
|
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.75
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 18.7% more for transportation
|
Lima
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
PEN20.70
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.86
PEN76.90
|
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,497.63
PEN79,269.32
|
$22,866.53
OMR8,799.520
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.42
PEN75.31
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 62.0% more for housing
|
Lima
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.05
PEN107.12
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.54
PEN2,055.83
|
$623.25
OMR239.840
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.83
PEN1,337.87
|
$397.89
OMR153.120
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.53
PEN175.25
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
|
pay 3.6% less for childcare
|
Lima
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.81
PEN924.81
|
$199.22
OMR76.660
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,392.79
PEN27,259.84
|
$8,387.63
OMR3,227.740
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
PEN7.93
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
PEN9.80
|
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.37
PEN19.82
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.70
PEN113.19
|
$43.07
OMR16.570
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.72
PEN24.77
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 1.8% less for clothing
|
Lima
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
PEN162.12
|
$41.09
OMR15.810
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.91
PEN117.66
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
PEN301.93
|
$80.48
OMR30.970
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.53
PEN337.51
|
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
|
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