Cost of living comparison
Riga is 54.4% more expensive than Muscat.
If you lived in Riga instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Muscat
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$11.91
€11.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
$8.12
€7.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
$1.59
€1.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
pay 35.8% more for groceries
Muscat
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
$1.45
€1.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
$5.46
€5.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
$4.69
€4.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.25
OMR0.860
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
$3.16
€2.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
$1.02
€0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
$1.44
€1.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 44.9% more for transportation
Muscat
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
$6.87
€6.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
$32.49
€30.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,866.53
OMR8,799.520
|
$26,803.93
€24,867.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
$11.37
€10.55
|
|
pay 29.1% more for housing
Muscat
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
$16.37
€15.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$623.25
OMR239.840
|
$539.93
€500.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.89
OMR153.120
|
$363.88
€337.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
$260.18
€241.38
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Muscat
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.22
OMR76.660
|
$493.19
€457.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,387.63
OMR3,227.740
|
$13,245.77
€12,288.76
|
|
pay 13.7% less for entertainment and sports
Muscat
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$4.87
€4.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
$5.33
€4.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.07
OMR16.570
|
$46.87
€43.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
pay 49.9% more for clothing
Muscat
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.09
OMR15.810
|
$85.73
€79.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
$44.35
€41.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.48
OMR30.970
|
$92.66
€85.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
$123.25
€114.35
|
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