Cost of living comparison
Bridgetown is 66.3% more expensive than Muscat.
If you lived in Bridgetown instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Muscat
|
Bridgetown
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.75
OMR2.600
|
$8.74
BBD17.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
$1.48
BBD2.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
$1.29
BBD2.57
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Muscat
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
OMR0.460
|
$2.71
BBD5.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
OMR1.250
|
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
OMR2.540
|
$12.41
BBD24.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
OMR1.040
|
$4.61
BBD9.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
$4.47
BBD8.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
OMR0.410
|
$1.48
BBD2.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
OMR0.320
|
$1.19
BBD2.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
$1.54
BBD3.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
OMR0.210
|
$1.43
BBD2.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$1.33
BBD2.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
$1.46
BBD2.92
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Muscat
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.39
OMR0.920
|
$8.01
BBD16.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
$36.00
BBD72.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,377.84
OMR8,998.990
|
$37,500.00
BBD75,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.91
OMR4.200
|
$31.50
BBD63.00
|
|
pay 14.8% less for housing
Muscat
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.63
OMR30.270
|
$50.00
BBD100.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$651.55
OMR250.810
|
$530.00
BBD1,060.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.94
OMR170.890
|
$460.00
BBD920.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.03
OMR29.270
|
$70.10
BBD140.20
|
|
pay 3.0% more for childcare
Muscat
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$179.50
OMR69.090
|
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.07
OMR2,874.740
|
$5,333.33
BBD10,666.67
|
|
pay 6.4% more for entertainment and sports
Muscat
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$3.00
BBD6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
OMR1.830
|
$4.66
BBD9.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.23
OMR2.400
|
$7.96
BBD15.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.76
OMR17.230
|
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
|
pay 48.5% more for clothing
Muscat
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.26
OMR20.120
|
$77.00
BBD154.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.66
OMR14.500
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.55
OMR34.470
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.58
OMR33.330
|
$118.75
BBD237.50
|
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