Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 53.3% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Manila, you would:
pay 3.6% more for restaurants
Manila
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.21
₱300.89
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₱250.74
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
₱54.85
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₱27.99
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 28.7% less for groceries
Manila
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
₱76.81
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
₱246.79
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.97
₱402.35
|
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱119.84
|
$2.25
OMR0.860
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
₱131.29
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱85.41
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
₱44.29
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
₱88.49
|
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₱55.82
|
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
₱62.73
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
₱79.11
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Manila
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
₱248.78
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₱584.02
|
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,066.56
₱1,504,444.50
|
$22,866.53
OMR8,800.320
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.66
₱153.45
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 59.1% more for housing
Manila
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.90
₱1,668.22
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.25
₱26,852.01
|
$623.25
OMR239.860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$244.37
₱14,104.10
|
$397.89
OMR153.130
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.97
₱5,596.72
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
|
pay 50.9% less for childcare
Manila
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$499.25
₱28,814.29
|
$199.22
OMR76.670
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,398.67
₱831,026.49
|
$8,387.63
OMR3,228.030
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
₱70.21
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
₱170.28
|
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
₱170.50
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.83
₱2,414.28
|
$43.07
OMR16.570
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.52
₱376.11
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 22.9% more for clothing
Manila
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
₱1,905.57
|
$41.09
OMR15.810
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.26
₱1,573.34
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.19
₱4,224.19
|
$80.48
OMR30.970
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.44
₱3,719.24
|
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
|
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