Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 90.1% more expensive than Muscat.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Muscat
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$17.84
ISK2,489
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.75
OMR2.600
|
$14.27
ISK1,991
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
$2.32
ISK323
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
$2.12
ISK296
|
|
pay 89.5% more for groceries
Muscat
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
OMR0.460
|
$3.42
ISK478
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
OMR1.250
|
$5.98
ISK835
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
OMR2.540
|
$5.33
ISK743
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
OMR1.040
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
$7.09
ISK990
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
OMR0.410
|
$1.16
ISK162
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
OMR0.320
|
$0.98
ISK137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
$1.17
ISK163
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
OMR0.210
|
$1.84
ISK256
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$0.96
ISK134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
$0.51
ISK71
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Muscat
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.39
OMR0.920
|
$8.03
ISK1,121
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.94
OMR24.990
|
$77.40
ISK10,800
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,377.84
OMR8,996.280
|
$29,836.83
ISK4,163,431
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.91
OMR4.200
|
$23.97
ISK3,344
|
|
pay 66.0% more for housing
Muscat
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.63
OMR30.260
|
$62.40
ISK8,708
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$651.55
OMR250.730
|
$1,437.14
ISK200,539
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.94
OMR170.840
|
$1,215.63
ISK169,628
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.03
OMR29.260
|
$68.63
ISK9,577
|
|
pay 9.4% less for childcare
Muscat
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$179.50
OMR69.070
|
$259.34
ISK36,189
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.07
OMR2,873.870
|
$2,750.10
ISK383,749
|
|
pay 20.4% more for entertainment and sports
Muscat
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$8.52
ISK1,189
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
OMR1.830
|
$4.15
ISK579
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.23
OMR2.400
|
$10.64
ISK1,484
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.76
OMR17.220
|
$56.90
ISK7,940
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
$12.27
ISK1,713
|
|
pay 82.7% more for clothing
Muscat
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.26
OMR20.110
|
$118.08
ISK16,476
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.66
OMR14.490
|
$50.39
ISK7,031
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.55
OMR34.460
|
$151.12
ISK21,087
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.58
OMR33.320
|
$175.20
ISK24,447
|
|
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