Cost of living comparison

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Moroni vs. Muscat Cost of Living Summary

Moroni is 47.1% more expensive than Muscat.

Restaurants: pay 32.8% more in Moroni
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Moroni
Transportation: pay 86.2% more in Moroni
Housing: pay 25.1% more in Moroni
Childcare: pay 71.5% more in Moroni
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.6% less in Moroni
Clothing: pay 22.8% more in Moroni

The cost of groceries, transportation, childcare, restaurants, housing, and clothing in Moroni are more expensive than in Muscat. Notably, groceries and transportation are significantly more expensive in Moroni.

Moroni vs. Muscat Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moroni instead of Muscat, you would:

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pay 32.8% more for restaurants

	Muscat	Moroni
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.20 OMR2.000	$6.42 KMF2,749	+23.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.80 OMR3.000	$8.30 KMF3,554	+6.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 OMR0.440	$1.04 KMF445	-9.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 OMR0.120	$0.67 KMF287	+110.4%
Average			+32.8%

Muscat vs. Moroni - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Muscat	Moroni
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 OMR0.480	$0.59 KMF253	-52.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.93 OMR0.740	$4.02 KMF1,720	+108.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.45 OMR2.860	$17.01 KMF7,279	+128.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.60 OMR1.000	$5.23 KMF2,239	+101.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.65 OMR1.020	??
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 OMR0.490	$2.38 KMF1,020	+89.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 OMR0.300	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 OMR0.350	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 OMR0.210	$1.95 KMF834	+259.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 OMR0.180	$2.13 KMF911	+354.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 OMR0.200	$1.46 KMF626	+175.4%
Average			+145.7%

Muscat vs. Moroni - Cost of groceries

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pay 86.2% more for transportation

	Muscat	Moroni
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.34 OMR0.900	$11.89 KMF5,090	+407.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.02 OMR25.000	$33.58 KMF14,372	-48.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,757.06 OMR8,750.090	$19,879.18 KMF9M	-12.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.10 OMR3.500	$8.93 KMF3,823	-1.9%
Average			+86.2%

Muscat vs. Moroni - Cost of transportation

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pay 25.1% more for housing

	Muscat	Moroni
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.79 OMR26.450	$76.92 KMF32,921	+11.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$612.96 OMR235.680	$759.19 KMF325K	+23.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$395.21 OMR151.960	$630.71 KMF270K	+59.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$84.88 OMR32.640	$89.32 KMF38,228	+5.2%
Average			+25.1%

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pay 71.5% more for childcare

	Muscat	Moroni
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$198.66 OMR76.390	$415.80 KMF178K	+109.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,973.98 OMR4,219.490	$14,673.45 KMF6M	+33.7%
Average			+71.5%

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pay 54.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Muscat	Moroni
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$13.00 OMR5.000	$1.09 KMF465	-91.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.77 OMR1.840	$1.83 KMF785	-61.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.50 OMR2.500	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.56 OMR19.820	$35.88 KMF15,356	-30.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.40 OMR4.000	$6.79 KMF2,904	-34.8%
Average			-54.6%

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pay 22.8% more for clothing

	Muscat	Moroni
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.30 OMR22.800	$63.07 KMF26,995	+6.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.90 OMR16.110	$63.07 KMF26,995	+50.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.36 OMR31.670	$114.46 KMF48,990	+39.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.05 OMR35.780	$88.77 KMF37,992	-4.6%
Average			+22.8%

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