Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Alofi instead of Muscat, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Muscat
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.75
OMR2.600
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Muscat
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
OMR0.460
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
OMR1.250
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
OMR2.540
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
OMR1.040
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
OMR0.410
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
OMR0.320
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
OMR0.210
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Muscat
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.39
OMR0.920
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.94
OMR24.990
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,377.84
OMR8,996.280
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.91
OMR4.200
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Muscat
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.63
OMR30.260
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$651.55
OMR250.730
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.94
OMR170.840
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.03
OMR29.260
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Muscat
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$179.50
OMR69.070
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.07
OMR2,873.870
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Muscat
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
OMR1.830
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.23
OMR2.400
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.76
OMR17.220
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Muscat
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.26
OMR20.110
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.66
OMR14.490
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.55
OMR34.460
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.58
OMR33.320
|
?? |
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