Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 69.3% more expensive than Monrovia.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 53.9% less for restaurants
Monrovia
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD328.95
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 49.9% less for groceries
Monrovia
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.17
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,142.69
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,105.15
|
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD761.42
|
$2.25
OMR0.860
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD791.35
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.52
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD644.08
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD826.53
|
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD808.91
|
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.28
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD774.00
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 95.4% more for transportation
Monrovia
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD815.63
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD981,020.29
|
$22,866.53
OMR8,800.320
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,455.89
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 63.5% more for housing
Monrovia
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,043.86
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD128,999.98
|
$623.25
OMR239.860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,415.00
|
$397.89
OMR153.130
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,336.44
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Monrovia
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,382.99
|
$199.22
OMR76.670
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,249.95
|
$8,387.63
OMR3,228.030
|
|
pay 68.6% more for entertainment and sports
Monrovia
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD604.69
|
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD967.50
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,754.37
|
$43.07
OMR16.570
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,886.58
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 47.6% more for clothing
Monrovia
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,562.80
|
$41.09
OMR15.810
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,530.62
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,884.37
|
$80.48
OMR30.970
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,303.12
|
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
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