Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 50.8% cheaper than Muscat.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 46.9% less for restaurants
Muscat
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$4.27
EGP200.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
$4.27
EGP200.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
$0.25
EGP11.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
$0.12
EGP5.75
|
|
pay 46.9% less for groceries
Muscat
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
$0.56
EGP26.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
$1.68
EGP78.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
$3.57
EGP167.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.25
OMR0.860
|
$1.44
EGP67.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
$2.14
EGP100.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$0.62
EGP28.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
$0.20
EGP9.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
$0.15
EGP7.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
$0.15
EGP7.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$0.17
EGP7.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$0.28
EGP13.29
|
|
pay 42.5% less for transportation
Muscat
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
$0.96
EGP45.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
$6.40
EGP300.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,866.53
OMR8,800.320
|
$34,150.60
EGP1,602,004.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
$2.88
EGP135.17
|
|
pay 77.8% less for housing
Muscat
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
$7.77
EGP364.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$623.25
OMR239.860
|
$194.33
EGP9,116.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.89
OMR153.130
|
$117.39
EGP5,506.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
$14.34
EGP672.62
|
|
pay 64.8% less for childcare
Muscat
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.22
OMR76.670
|
$99.11
EGP4,649.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,387.63
OMR3,228.030
|
$1,728.87
EGP81,101.48
|
|
pay 69.7% less for entertainment and sports
Muscat
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$1.76
EGP82.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
$1.50
EGP70.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
$1.76
EGP82.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.07
OMR16.570
|
$17.05
EGP799.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
$3.20
EGP150.19
|
|
pay 6.7% less for clothing
Muscat
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.09
OMR15.810
|
$34.43
EGP1,615.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
$41.73
EGP1,957.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.48
OMR30.970
|
$89.91
EGP4,217.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
$50.03
EGP2,346.69
|
|
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