Cost of living comparison
Greece is 40.1% more expensive than Muscat.
If you lived in Greece instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Muscat
|
Greece
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$14.81
€13.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
$9.01
€8.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
$1.97
€1.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
pay 41.7% more for groceries
Muscat
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
$6.52
€6.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
$6.06
€5.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.25
OMR0.860
|
$4.09
€3.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$0.54
€0.49
|
|
pay 67.8% more for transportation
Muscat
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
$7.81
€7.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
$41.23
€37.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,866.53
OMR8,800.320
|
$27,791.92
€25,544.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
$14.64
€13.46
|
|
pay 11.7% more for housing
Muscat
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
$31.73
€29.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$623.25
OMR239.860
|
$529.13
€486.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.89
OMR153.130
|
$406.38
€373.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
$178.34
€163.92
|
|
pay 27.7% more for childcare
Muscat
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.22
OMR76.670
|
$350.75
€322.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,387.63
OMR3,228.030
|
$6,658.30
€6,119.98
|
|
pay 19.7% less for entertainment and sports
Muscat
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$4.23
€3.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
$3.51
€3.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.07
OMR16.570
|
$46.53
€42.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
$8.93
€8.21
|
|
pay 36.3% more for clothing
Muscat
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.09
OMR15.810
|
$83.80
€77.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
$41.12
€37.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.48
OMR30.970
|
$86.78
€79.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
$96.32
€88.53
|
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