Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 49.2% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 19.1% less for restaurants
Moscow
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.92
RUB915.41
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
RUB454.15
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
RUB101.94
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
RUB55.33
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 34.4% more for groceries
Moscow
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
RUB58.31
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.72
RUB435.21
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
RUB333.91
|
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
RUB160.67
|
$2.25
OMR0.860
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
RUB201.53
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
RUB58.74
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
RUB63.27
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
RUB73.18
|
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
RUB143.69
|
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
RUB17.53
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
RUB18.72
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 35.6% more for transportation
Moscow
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
RUB213.54
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.87
RUB2,755.18
|
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,820.00
RUB3,027,675.30
|
$22,866.53
OMR8,799.520
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.69
RUB524.80
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Moscow
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.03
RUB555.98
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.83
RUB81,349.66
|
$623.25
OMR239.840
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.09
RUB49,085.72
|
$397.89
OMR153.120
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.54
RUB8,352.59
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
|
pay 43.1% less for childcare
Moscow
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$484.25
RUB44,672.44
|
$199.22
OMR76.660
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,553.80
RUB1,065,849.15
|
$8,387.63
OMR3,227.740
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
RUB302.77
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
RUB243.00
|
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB232.12
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.93
RUB3,037.83
|
$43.07
OMR16.570
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.47
RUB504.61
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 35.5% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$98.68
RUB9,103.75
|
$41.09
OMR15.810
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.53
RUB4,291.98
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.96
RUB10,881.97
|
$80.48
OMR30.970
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.14
RUB10,529.76
|
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
|
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