Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 37.5% more expensive than Muscat.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Muscat
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$11.06
RON51.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.75
OMR2.600
|
$5.97
RON27.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
$1.88
RON8.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
$1.83
RON8.45
|
|
pay 6.4% more for groceries
Muscat
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
OMR0.460
|
$1.16
RON5.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
OMR1.250
|
$4.39
RON20.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
OMR2.540
|
$6.94
RON32.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
OMR1.040
|
$3.23
RON14.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
$2.90
RON13.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
OMR0.410
|
$0.53
RON2.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
OMR0.320
|
$0.74
RON3.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
$0.71
RON3.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
OMR0.210
|
$0.97
RON4.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$0.42
RON1.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
$0.44
RON2.02
|
|
pay 9.3% more for transportation
Muscat
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.39
OMR0.920
|
$6.01
RON27.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.94
OMR24.990
|
$17.69
RON81.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,377.84
OMR8,996.280
|
$24,329.82
RON112,435.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.91
OMR4.200
|
$5.96
RON27.56
|
|
pay 21.6% less for housing
Muscat
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.63
OMR30.260
|
$9.46
RON43.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$651.55
OMR250.730
|
$509.31
RON2,353.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.94
OMR170.840
|
$357.17
RON1,650.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.03
OMR29.260
|
$108.55
RON501.63
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Muscat
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$179.50
OMR69.070
|
$508.58
RON2,350.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.07
OMR2,873.870
|
$9,180.57
RON42,426.17
|
|
pay 27.3% less for entertainment and sports
Muscat
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$2.47
RON11.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
OMR1.830
|
$2.90
RON13.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.23
OMR2.400
|
$5.53
RON25.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.76
OMR17.220
|
$47.02
RON217.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
$7.74
RON35.77
|
|
pay 12.3% more for clothing
Muscat
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.26
OMR20.110
|
$72.25
RON333.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.66
OMR14.490
|
$42.02
RON194.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.55
OMR34.460
|
$77.44
RON357.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.58
OMR33.320
|
$97.82
RON452.07
|
|
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