Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 72.3% more expensive than Muscat.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Muscat
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$14.27
UYU549.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
$10.38
UYU399.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
$2.24
UYU86.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
$1.68
UYU64.90
|
|
pay 83.2% more for groceries
Muscat
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
$2.92
UYU112.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
$6.16
UYU237.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
$4.38
UYU168.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.25
OMR0.860
|
$4.58
UYU176.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
$4.51
UYU173.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$1.08
UYU41.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
$1.18
UYU45.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
$0.73
UYU28.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
$1.36
UYU52.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$0.86
UYU32.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$0.82
UYU31.48
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Muscat
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
$7.50
UYU289.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
$46.69
UYU1,799.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,866.53
OMR8,800.320
|
$41,469.18
UYU1,598,174.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
$22.44
UYU864.76
|
|
pay 1.5% more for housing
Muscat
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
$43.70
UYU1,684.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$623.25
OMR239.860
|
$610.68
UYU23,534.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.89
OMR153.130
|
$460.50
UYU17,747.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
$109.30
UYU4,212.21
|
|
pay 49.4% more for childcare
Muscat
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.22
OMR76.670
|
$391.27
UYU15,079.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,387.63
OMR3,228.030
|
$8,590.90
UYU331,083.46
|
|
pay 7.2% less for entertainment and sports
Muscat
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$3.37
UYU129.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
$4.18
UYU161.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
$5.19
UYU199.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.07
OMR16.570
|
$61.70
UYU2,377.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
$10.64
UYU409.89
|
|
pay 65.0% more for clothing
Muscat
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.09
OMR15.810
|
$101.17
UYU3,898.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
$44.13
UYU1,700.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.48
OMR30.970
|
$115.51
UYU4,451.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
$119.30
UYU4,597.75
|
|
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