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Bucharest vs. Muscat Cost of Living Summary

Bucharest is 55.7% more expensive than Muscat.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Bucharest
Groceries: pay 25.1% more in Bucharest
Transportation: pay 25.3% more in Bucharest
Housing: pay 1.0% less in Bucharest
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Bucharest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.4% less in Bucharest
Clothing: pay 19.1% more in Bucharest

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

Bucharest vs. Muscat Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Muscat	Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.20 OMR1.990	$13.80 RON59.83	+165.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.80 OMR2.990	$8.05 RON34.90	+3.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 OMR0.440	$2.27 RON9.86	+98.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 OMR0.120	$2.15 RON9.31	+572.4%
Average			+209.9%

Muscat vs. Bucharest - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.1% more for groceries

	Muscat	Bucharest
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 OMR0.480	$1.44 RON6.26	+16.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.93 OMR0.740	$4.98 RON21.61	+158.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.45 OMR2.850	$6.67 RON28.91	-10.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.60 OMR0.990	$3.62 RON15.69	+39.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.65 OMR1.010	$3.38 RON14.66	+27.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 OMR0.480	$0.64 RON2.79	-49.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 OMR0.300	$0.79 RON3.41	-0.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 OMR0.350	$0.80 RON3.48	-12.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 OMR0.210	$1.18 RON5.14	+118.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 OMR0.180	$0.46 RON2.02	-0.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 OMR0.200	$0.47 RON2.04	-11.4%
Average			+25.1%

Muscat vs. Bucharest - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.3% more for transportation

	Muscat	Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.34 OMR0.900	$6.36 RON27.56	+171.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.02 OMR24.880	$23.00 RON99.71	-64.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,757.06 OMR8,708.540	$28,745.54 RON124,637.81	+26.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.10 OMR3.480	$6.21 RON26.92	-31.8%
Average			+25.3%

Muscat vs. Bucharest - Cost of transportation

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pay 1.0% less for housing

	Muscat	Bucharest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.79 OMR26.320	$11.39 RON49.38	-83.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$612.96 OMR234.560	$647.24 RON2,806.39	+5.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$395.21 OMR151.240	$432.85 RON1,876.81	+9.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$84.88 OMR32.480	$139.60 RON605.29	+64.5%
Average			-1.0%

Muscat vs. Bucharest - Cost of housing

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Muscat	Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$198.66 OMR76.020	$664.86 RON2,882.78	+234.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,973.98 OMR4,199.460	$14,582.52 RON63,228.34	+32.9%
Average			+133.8%

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pay 22.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Muscat	Bucharest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$13.00 OMR4.980	$3.45 RON14.96	-73.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.77 OMR1.830	$3.28 RON14.23	-31.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.50 OMR2.490	$6.67 RON28.92	+2.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.56 OMR19.730	$52.49 RON227.60	+1.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.40 OMR3.980	$9.20 RON39.88	-11.6%
Average			-22.4%

Muscat vs. Bucharest - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 19.1% more for clothing

	Muscat	Bucharest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.30 OMR22.690	$80.54 RON349.21	+35.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.90 OMR16.030	$45.47 RON197.17	+8.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.36 OMR31.520	$93.98 RON407.47	+14.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.05 OMR35.610	$109.75 RON475.87	+17.9%
Average			+19.1%

Muscat vs. Bucharest - 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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