Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 12.8% cheaper than Muscat.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 56.0% more for restaurants
Muscat
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$7.00
ARS6,171.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.75
OMR2.600
|
$5.00
ARS4,408.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
$1.03
ARS907.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
$0.90
ARS791.10
|
|
pay 24.8% less for groceries
Muscat
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
OMR0.460
|
$1.34
ARS1,183.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
OMR1.250
|
$3.51
ARS3,098.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
OMR2.540
|
$3.15
ARS2,780.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
OMR1.040
|
$1.46
ARS1,285.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
$1.76
ARS1,555.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
OMR0.410
|
$0.66
ARS581.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
OMR0.320
|
$0.57
ARS499.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
$0.31
ARS273.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
OMR0.210
|
$0.67
ARS592.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$0.30
ARS262.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
$0.33
ARS294.83
|
|
pay 22.4% less for transportation
Muscat
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.39
OMR0.920
|
$3.52
ARS3,100.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.94
OMR24.990
|
$6.80
ARS5,995.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,377.84
OMR8,996.280
|
$25,000.00
ARS22,042,259.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.91
OMR4.200
|
$5.00
ARS4,408.45
|
|
pay 55.6% less for housing
Muscat
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.63
OMR30.260
|
$23.47
ARS20,695.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$651.55
OMR250.730
|
$313.32
ARS276,251.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.94
OMR170.840
|
$225.62
ARS198,922.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.03
OMR29.260
|
$36.96
ARS32,586.22
|
|
pay 9.9% less for childcare
Muscat
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$179.50
OMR69.070
|
$187.40
ARS165,228.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.07
OMR2,873.870
|
$5,653.81
ARS4,984,908.59
|
|
pay 61.7% less for entertainment and sports
Muscat
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$2.00
ARS1,763.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
OMR1.830
|
$1.72
ARS1,514.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.23
OMR2.400
|
$2.00
ARS1,763.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.76
OMR17.220
|
$22.07
ARS19,459.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
$5.00
ARS4,408.45
|
|
pay 28.7% more for clothing
Muscat
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.26
OMR20.110
|
$67.11
ARS59,166.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.66
OMR14.490
|
$57.53
ARS50,726.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.55
OMR34.460
|
$107.00
ARS94,343.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.58
OMR33.320
|
$98.70
ARS87,024.37
|
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