Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 2.6% cheaper than Muscat.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 33.6% more for restaurants
Muscat
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$5.23
COP20,312.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
$7.84
COP30,468.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
$0.88
COP3,402.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
$0.66
COP2,549.74
|
|
pay 5.4% more for groceries
Muscat
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
$1.45
COP5,642.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
$2.33
COP9,063.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
$5.25
COP20,417.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.25
OMR0.860
|
$2.41
COP9,368.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
$2.51
COP9,744.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$1.20
COP4,667.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
$0.56
COP2,189.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
$0.60
COP2,341.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
$0.66
COP2,561.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$0.48
COP1,879.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$0.51
COP1,966.27
|
|
pay 11.4% more for transportation
Muscat
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
$3.81
COP14,818.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
$39.20
COP152,343.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,866.53
OMR8,799.520
|
$16,985.30
COP66,015,713.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
$14.23
COP55,311.01
|
|
pay 27.4% less for housing
Muscat
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
$27.89
COP108,409.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$623.25
OMR239.840
|
$462.40
COP1,797,190.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.89
OMR153.120
|
$318.00
COP1,235,970.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
$80.89
COP314,394.20
|
|
pay 2.8% more for childcare
Muscat
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.22
OMR76.660
|
$232.36
COP903,087.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,387.63
OMR3,227.740
|
$7,463.73
COP29,008,827.88
|
|
pay 60.8% less for entertainment and sports
Muscat
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$1.18
COP4,570.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
$1.63
COP6,335.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
$2.35
COP9,140.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.07
OMR16.570
|
$23.52
COP91,419.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
$5.23
COP20,312.53
|
|
pay 16.8% more for clothing
Muscat
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.09
OMR15.810
|
$56.58
COP219,910.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
$44.12
COP171,471.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.48
OMR30.970
|
$89.61
COP348,272.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
$77.11
COP299,685.49
|
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