Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 12.5% cheaper than Montevideo.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 58.0% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
UYU542.98
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
UYU394.89
|
$6.75
OMR2.600
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
UYU72.39
|
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
UYU57.15
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 18.4% less for groceries
Montevideo
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
UYU97.26
|
$1.19
OMR0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
UYU222.24
|
$3.24
OMR1.250
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
UYU162.47
|
$6.60
OMR2.540
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
UYU138.67
|
$2.70
OMR1.040
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
UYU167.90
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU32.71
|
$1.05
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
UYU42.34
|
$0.83
OMR0.320
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
UYU21.40
|
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
UYU47.64
|
$0.56
OMR0.210
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
UYU27.50
|
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
UYU28.47
|
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
|
pay 28.8% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
UYU286.99
|
$2.39
OMR0.920
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
UYU1,777.02
|
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
UYU1,579,573.28
|
$23,377.84
OMR8,998.990
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
UYU735.49
|
$10.91
OMR4.200
|
|
pay 14.8% more for housing
Montevideo
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
UYU1,559.11
|
$78.63
OMR30.270
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
UYU22,921.77
|
$651.55
OMR250.810
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
UYU18,922.61
|
$443.94
OMR170.890
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
UYU4,258.33
|
$76.03
OMR29.270
|
|
pay 22.6% less for childcare
Montevideo
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
UYU13,492.19
|
$179.50
OMR69.090
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
UYU274,327.45
|
$7,468.07
OMR2,874.740
|
|
pay 54.1% more for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
UYU118.47
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
UYU149.29
|
$4.76
OMR1.830
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
UYU182.64
|
$6.23
OMR2.400
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
UYU1,943.05
|
$44.76
OMR17.230
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
UYU365.28
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 28.9% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
UYU3,879.21
|
$52.26
OMR20.120
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
UYU1,772.08
|
$37.66
OMR14.500
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
UYU4,578.39
|
$89.55
OMR34.470
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
UYU4,304.34
|
$86.58
OMR33.330
|
|
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