Cost of living comparison

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Bogota vs. Muscat Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 1.2% cheaper than Muscat.

Restaurants: pay 26.8% more in Bogota
Groceries: pay 0.1% less in Bogota
Transportation: pay 22.3% more in Bogota
Housing: pay 29.4% less in Bogota
Childcare: pay 23.0% more in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.6% less in Bogota
Clothing: pay 9.4% more in Bogota

The cost of restaurants, childcare, transportation, and clothing in Bogota are more expensive than in Muscat. Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries are lower in Bogota.

Bogota vs. Muscat Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bogota instead of Muscat, you would:

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pay 26.8% more for restaurants

	Muscat	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.20 OMR2.000	$5.12 COP19,119.97	-1.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.80 OMR3.000	$7.68 COP28,679.96	-1.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 OMR0.440	$1.09 COP4,074.15	-4.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 OMR0.120	$0.69 COP2,565.96	+115.2%
Average			+26.8%

Muscat vs. Bogota - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.1% less for groceries

	Muscat	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 OMR0.480	$1.50 COP5,604.67	+20.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.93 OMR0.740	$2.64 COP9,851.70	+36.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.45 OMR2.860	$4.93 COP18,398.56	-33.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.60 OMR1.000	$2.19 COP8,167.71	-15.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.65 OMR1.020	$2.56 COP9,576.99	-3.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 OMR0.490	$1.37 COP5,104.66	+8.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 OMR0.300	$0.48 COP1,800.81	-39.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 OMR0.350	$0.69 COP2,585.54	-24.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 OMR0.210	$0.61 COP2,285.17	+12.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 OMR0.180	$0.60 COP2,224.45	+27.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 OMR0.200	$0.58 COP2,160.03	+8.9%
Average			-0.1%

Muscat vs. Bogota - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.3% more for transportation

	Muscat	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.34 OMR0.900	$4.02 COP15,031.98	+71.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.02 OMR25.000	$43.77 COP163,475.77	-32.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,757.06 OMR8,750.090	$17,277.24 COP64,529,910.63	-24.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.10 OMR3.500	$15.87 COP59,271.92	+74.3%
Average			+22.3%

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pay 29.4% less for housing

	Muscat	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.79 OMR26.450	$28.12 COP105,029.49	-59.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$612.96 OMR235.680	$468.73 COP1,750,672.58	-23.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$395.21 OMR151.960	$349.03 COP1,303,597.69	-11.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$84.88 OMR32.640	$65.10 COP243,148.12	-23.3%
Average			-29.4%

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pay 23.0% more for childcare

	Muscat	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$198.66 OMR76.390	$323.97 COP1,210,021.18	+63.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,973.98 OMR4,219.490	$9,101.91 COP33,995,312.92	-17.1%
Average			+23.0%

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pay 60.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Muscat	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$13.00 OMR5.000	$1.28 COP4,779.99	-90.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.77 OMR1.840	$1.90 COP7,113.75	-60.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.50 OMR2.500	$2.99 COP11,161.28	-54.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.56 OMR19.820	$26.93 COP100,579.03	-47.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.40 OMR4.000	$5.12 COP19,119.97	-50.8%
Average			-60.6%

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pay 9.4% more for clothing

	Muscat	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.30 OMR22.800	$63.64 COP237,691.69	+7.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.90 OMR16.110	$44.73 COP167,070.33	+6.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.36 OMR31.670	$103.65 COP387,133.94	+25.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.05 OMR35.780	$90.70 COP338,756.05	-2.5%
Average			+9.4%

Muscat vs. Bogota - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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