Cost of living comparison
Jerusalem is 2.0 times more expensive than Muscat.
If you lived in Jerusalem instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Muscat
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$19.00
₪70.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
$13.57
₪50.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
$2.42
₪8.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
$1.87
₪6.91
|
|
pay 61.2% more for groceries
Muscat
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
$2.46
₪9.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
$6.58
₪24.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
$6.91
₪25.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.25
OMR0.860
|
$3.76
₪13.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
$4.71
₪17.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$1.35
₪5.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
$0.90
₪3.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
$0.75
₪2.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
$0.86
₪3.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$0.57
₪2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$0.54
₪2.01
|
|
pay 70.5% more for transportation
Muscat
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
$7.37
₪27.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
$61.07
₪226.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,866.53
OMR8,800.320
|
$36,639.14
₪135,731.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
$10.20
₪37.80
|
|
pay 70.9% more for housing
Muscat
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
$24.22
₪89.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$623.25
OMR239.860
|
$1,522.86
₪5,641.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.89
OMR153.130
|
$1,068.33
₪3,957.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
$113.43
₪420.23
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Muscat
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.22
OMR76.670
|
$754.83
₪2,796.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,387.63
OMR3,228.030
|
$9,851.86
₪36,496.80
|
|
pay 26.5% more for entertainment and sports
Muscat
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$7.60
₪28.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
$3.74
₪13.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
$9.36
₪34.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.07
OMR16.570
|
$82.87
₪306.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
$12.21
₪45.24
|
|
pay 70.3% more for clothing
Muscat
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.09
OMR15.810
|
$91.11
₪337.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
$63.33
₪234.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.48
OMR30.970
|
$114.38
₪423.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
$114.38
₪423.71
|
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