Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 22.1% more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 29.9% less for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.28
MX$138.87
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.95
MX$116.61
|
$6.75
OMR2.600
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
MX$17.81
|
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
MX$13.01
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 11.0% less for groceries
Mexico City
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.09
MX$35.00
|
$1.19
OMR0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
MX$74.39
|
$3.24
OMR1.250
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.45
MX$91.39
|
$6.60
OMR2.540
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
MX$36.10
|
$2.70
OMR1.040
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
MX$53.46
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.29
|
$1.05
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MX$10.40
|
$0.83
OMR0.320
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$11.89
|
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
MX$12.80
|
$0.56
OMR0.210
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$13.14
|
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$12.32
|
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
|
pay 79.4% more for transportation
Mexico City
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
MX$82.62
|
$2.39
OMR0.920
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.77
MX$298.26
|
$64.94
OMR24.990
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,067.99
MX$370,309.72
|
$23,377.84
OMR8,996.280
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.52
MX$92.58
|
$10.91
OMR4.200
|
|
pay 60.2% more for housing
Mexico City
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.01
MX$469.98
|
$78.63
OMR30.260
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$826.42
MX$13,867.61
|
$651.55
OMR250.730
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.11
MX$8,056.48
|
$443.94
OMR170.840
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.24
MX$675.25
|
$76.03
OMR29.260
|
|
pay 34.1% less for childcare
Mexico City
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$377.91
MX$6,341.55
|
$179.50
OMR69.070
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,870.11
MX$148,843.94
|
$7,468.07
OMR2,873.870
|
|
pay 95.1% more for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
MX$46.29
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
MX$48.45
|
$4.76
OMR1.830
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
MX$64.80
|
$6.23
OMR2.400
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.94
MX$838.06
|
$44.76
OMR17.220
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.97
MX$83.32
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 5.0% less for clothing
Mexico City
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.86
MX$954.09
|
$52.26
OMR20.110
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.51
MX$629.45
|
$37.66
OMR14.490
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.48
MX$1,551.88
|
$89.55
OMR34.460
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.13
MX$1,596.25
|
$86.58
OMR33.320
|
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