Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 95.7% more expensive than Muscat.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Muscat
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$16.63
€15.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.75
OMR2.600
|
$9.41
€8.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
$2.04
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
pay 37.5% more for groceries
Muscat
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
OMR0.460
|
$1.68
€1.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
OMR1.250
|
$4.31
€4.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
OMR2.540
|
$4.75
€4.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
OMR1.040
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
$3.87
€3.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
OMR0.410
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
OMR0.320
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
OMR0.210
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
$0.59
€0.54
|
|
pay 97.6% more for transportation
Muscat
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.39
OMR0.920
|
$7.64
€7.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.94
OMR24.990
|
$113.76
€105.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,377.84
OMR8,996.280
|
$32,407.58
€30,066.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.91
OMR4.200
|
$17.14
€15.91
|
|
pay 82.4% more for housing
Muscat
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.63
OMR30.260
|
$52.84
€49.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$651.55
OMR250.730
|
$1,291.60
€1,198.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.94
OMR170.840
|
$1,147.51
€1,064.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.03
OMR29.260
|
$156.48
€145.17
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Muscat
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$179.50
OMR69.070
|
$893.73
€829.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.07
OMR2,873.870
|
$8,678.25
€8,051.25
|
|
pay 28.6% more for entertainment and sports
Muscat
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$5.53
€5.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
OMR1.830
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.23
OMR2.400
|
$15.83
€14.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.76
OMR17.220
|
$59.94
€55.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
$11.50
€10.67
|
|
pay 11.0% more for clothing
Muscat
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.26
OMR20.110
|
$76.22
€70.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.66
OMR14.490
|
$37.26
€34.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.55
OMR34.460
|
$85.01
€78.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.58
OMR33.320
|
$90.50
€83.96
|
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