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Buenos Aires vs. Muscat Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 42.6% more expensive than Muscat.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 49.0% more in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 7.3% more in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 3.4% less in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 17.5% more in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.4% less in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 77.7% more in Buenos Aires

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

Buenos Aires vs. Muscat Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Muscat, you would:

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Muscat	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.20 OMR2.000	$18.00 ARS26,034.72	+246.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.80 OMR3.000	$12.00 ARS17,356.48	+53.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 OMR0.440	$2.18 ARS3,154.71	+90.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 OMR0.120	$1.39 ARS2,007.74	+334.9%
Average			+181.3%

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pay 49.0% more for groceries

	Muscat	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 OMR0.480	$2.89 ARS4,181.15	+132.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.93 OMR0.740	$6.13 ARS8,871.09	+218.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.45 OMR2.860	$5.84 ARS8,442.80	-21.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.60 OMR1.000	$3.29 ARS4,757.11	+26.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.65 OMR1.020	$3.92 ARS5,669.05	+48.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 OMR0.490	$1.15 ARS1,664.69	-8.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 OMR0.300	$0.96 ARS1,390.37	+21.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 OMR0.350	$0.57 ARS819.15	-37.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 OMR0.210	$1.14 ARS1,648.30	+110.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 OMR0.180	$0.66 ARS952.66	+40.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 OMR0.200	$0.58 ARS837.26	+9.0%
Average			+49.0%

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pay 7.3% more for transportation

	Muscat	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.34 OMR0.900	$4.31 ARS6,237.99	+84.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.02 OMR25.000	$20.00 ARS28,927.47	-69.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,757.06 OMR8,750.090	$25,000.00 ARS36,159,331.25	+9.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.10 OMR3.500	$9.51 ARS13,762.18	+4.5%
Average			+7.3%

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pay 3.4% less for housing

	Muscat	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.79 OMR26.450	$29.42 ARS42,555.70	-57.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$612.96 OMR235.680	$659.06 ARS953,253.26	+7.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$395.21 OMR151.960	$463.75 ARS670,751.66	+17.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$84.88 OMR32.640	$100.98 ARS146,052.25	+19.0%
Average			-3.4%

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pay 17.5% more for childcare

	Muscat	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$198.66 OMR76.390	$367.39 ARS531,384.95	+84.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,973.98 OMR4,219.490	$5,496.25 ARS7,949,628.98	-49.9%
Average			+17.5%

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pay 31.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Muscat	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$13.00 OMR5.000	$3.80 ARS5,496.22	-70.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.77 OMR1.840	$4.13 ARS5,967.15	-13.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.50 OMR2.500	$3.68 ARS5,322.65	-43.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.56 OMR19.820	$43.59 ARS63,042.89	-15.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.40 OMR4.000	$9.00 ARS13,017.36	-13.5%
Average			-31.4%

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pay 77.7% more for clothing

	Muscat	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.30 OMR22.800	$112.87 ARS163,247.52	+90.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.90 OMR16.110	$91.59 ARS132,477.95	+118.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.36 OMR31.670	$129.33 ARS187,064.27	+57.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.05 OMR35.780	$134.94 ARS195,167.49	+45.0%
Average			+77.7%

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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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