Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 66.3% cheaper than Muscat.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 56.1% less for restaurants
Muscat
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$2.69
EGP127.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.75
OMR2.600
|
$3.27
EGP154.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
$0.25
EGP11.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
$0.14
EGP6.65
|
|
pay 66.4% less for groceries
Muscat
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
OMR0.460
|
$0.40
EGP18.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
OMR1.250
|
$1.23
EGP58.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
OMR2.540
|
$2.42
EGP114.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
OMR1.040
|
$1.12
EGP52.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
$1.58
EGP74.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
OMR0.410
|
$0.40
EGP19.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
OMR0.320
|
$0.22
EGP10.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
$0.14
EGP6.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
OMR0.210
|
$0.13
EGP5.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$0.12
EGP5.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
$0.10
EGP4.75
|
|
pay 65.1% less for transportation
Muscat
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.39
OMR0.920
|
$1.02
EGP48.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.94
OMR24.990
|
$7.97
EGP377.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,377.84
OMR8,996.280
|
$15,876.53
EGP751,304.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.91
OMR4.200
|
$1.85
EGP87.31
|
|
pay 82.8% less for housing
Muscat
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.63
OMR30.260
|
$10.98
EGP519.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$651.55
OMR250.730
|
$109.16
EGP5,165.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.94
OMR170.840
|
$71.02
EGP3,360.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.03
OMR29.260
|
$16.81
EGP795.63
|
|
pay 72.3% less for childcare
Muscat
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$179.50
OMR69.070
|
$58.30
EGP2,758.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.07
OMR2,873.870
|
$1,699.22
EGP80,409.74
|
|
pay 74.2% less for entertainment and sports
Muscat
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$1.45
EGP68.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
OMR1.830
|
$1.03
EGP48.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.23
OMR2.400
|
$1.57
EGP74.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.76
OMR17.220
|
$15.18
EGP718.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
$3.13
EGP148.00
|
|
pay 47.0% less for clothing
Muscat
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.26
OMR20.110
|
$17.23
EGP815.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.66
OMR14.490
|
$28.02
EGP1,326.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.55
OMR34.460
|
$63.69
EGP3,013.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.58
OMR33.320
|
$28.91
EGP1,368.24
|
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