Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 17.9% more expensive than Muscat.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 1.7% more for restaurants
Muscat
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.75
OMR2.600
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
|
pay 11.9% more for groceries
Muscat
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
OMR0.460
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
OMR1.250
|
$3.88
SAR14.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
OMR2.540
|
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
OMR1.040
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
OMR0.410
|
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
OMR0.320
|
$0.78
SAR2.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
OMR0.210
|
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
|
pay 4.3% less for transportation
Muscat
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.39
OMR0.920
|
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
$31.99
SAR119.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,377.84
OMR8,999.230
|
$23,992.84
SAR89,988.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.91
OMR4.200
|
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
|
pay 14.9% more for housing
Muscat
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.63
OMR30.270
|
$71.71
SAR268.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$651.55
OMR250.810
|
$927.46
SAR3,478.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.94
OMR170.890
|
$598.10
SAR2,243.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.03
OMR29.270
|
$69.43
SAR260.40
|
|
pay 48.9% more for childcare
Muscat
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$179.50
OMR69.100
|
$372.21
SAR1,396.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.07
OMR2,874.810
|
$6,748.95
SAR25,312.75
|
|
pay 26.5% more for entertainment and sports
Muscat
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
OMR1.830
|
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.23
OMR2.400
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.76
OMR17.230
|
$101.08
SAR379.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
|
pay 25.6% more for clothing
Muscat
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.26
OMR20.120
|
$51.90
SAR194.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.66
OMR14.500
|
$63.87
SAR239.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.55
OMR34.470
|
$109.70
SAR411.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.58
OMR33.330
|
$96.25
SAR360.99
|
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