Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 20.0% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 62.2% less for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€14.07
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.32
€9.57
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.51
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
€1.68
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 27.8% less for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.67
€7.12
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.36
€4.05
|
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.80
|
$2.25
OMR0.860
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.59
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.83
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 31.6% less for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.78
€6.29
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€50.24
|
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,133.87
€33,523.19
|
$22,866.53
OMR8,799.520
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.65
€13.59
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 7.2% less for housing
|
Madrid
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.64
€31.21
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,370.72
€1,271.69
|
$623.25
OMR239.840
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$989.21
€917.73
|
$397.89
OMR153.120
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.32
€114.41
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
|
pay 39.6% less for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.23
€503.98
|
$199.22
OMR76.660
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,978.95
€9,257.97
|
$8,387.63
OMR3,227.740
|
|
pay 46.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.79
€3.52
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
€2.44
|
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.12
€5.68
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.46
€44.96
|
$43.07
OMR16.570
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.05
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 18.0% less for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.95
€77.88
|
$41.09
OMR15.810
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.93
€31.48
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.19
€80.89
|
$80.48
OMR30.970
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.93
€92.71
|
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
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