Cost of living comparison
George Town is 3.6 times more expensive than Muscat.
If you lived in George Town instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 5.3 times more for restaurants
Muscat
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$30.00
KYD24.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
$15.00
KYD12.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for groceries
Muscat
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
$6.58
KYD5.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
$12.11
KYD10.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.25
OMR0.860
|
$8.61
KYD7.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
$5.48
KYD4.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$4.58
KYD3.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
$3.78
KYD3.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Muscat
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
$6.98
KYD5.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
$30.00
KYD24.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,866.53
OMR8,799.520
|
$39,004.13
KYD32,473.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
$72.01
KYD59.95
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Muscat
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
$114.70
KYD95.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$623.25
OMR239.840
|
$2,700.29
KYD2,248.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.89
OMR153.120
|
$2,228.81
KYD1,855.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
$317.39
KYD264.24
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Muscat
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.22
OMR76.660
|
$1,400.15
KYD1,165.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,387.63
OMR3,227.740
|
$24,778.63
KYD20,629.52
|
|
pay 62.0% more for entertainment and sports
Muscat
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$7.20
KYD6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
$6.44
KYD5.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
$14.40
KYD11.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.07
OMR16.570
|
$73.67
KYD61.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
$18.00
KYD14.99
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Muscat
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.09
OMR15.810
|
$85.51
KYD71.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
$112.01
KYD93.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.48
OMR30.970
|
$132.97
KYD110.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
$163.52
KYD136.14
|
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