Cost of living comparison
Rome is 70.7% more expensive than Muscat.
If you lived in Rome instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Muscat
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$19.79
€18.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.75
OMR2.600
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
$2.26
€2.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
$1.21
€1.12
|
|
pay 63.0% more for groceries
Muscat
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
OMR0.460
|
$1.78
€1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
OMR1.250
|
$8.48
€7.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
OMR2.540
|
$6.93
€6.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
OMR1.040
|
$3.56
€3.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
$4.84
€4.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
OMR0.410
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
OMR0.320
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
$1.11
€1.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
OMR0.210
|
$1.32
€1.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
pay 59.6% more for transportation
Muscat
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.39
OMR0.920
|
$7.67
€7.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
$38.48
€35.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,377.84
OMR8,998.990
|
$27,486.24
€25,525.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.91
OMR4.200
|
$15.39
€14.29
|
|
pay 55.2% more for housing
Muscat
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.63
OMR30.270
|
$30.43
€28.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$651.55
OMR250.810
|
$1,171.91
€1,088.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.94
OMR170.890
|
$773.95
€718.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.03
OMR29.270
|
$173.31
€160.94
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Muscat
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$179.50
OMR69.090
|
$531.12
€493.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.07
OMR2,874.740
|
$8,734.44
€8,111.24
|
|
pay 14.3% less for entertainment and sports
Muscat
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$5.50
€5.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
OMR1.830
|
$1.67
€1.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.23
OMR2.400
|
$6.60
€6.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.76
OMR17.230
|
$56.27
€52.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
|
pay 28.0% more for clothing
Muscat
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.26
OMR20.120
|
$85.59
€79.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.66
OMR14.500
|
$36.33
€33.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.55
OMR34.470
|
$97.35
€90.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.58
OMR33.330
|
$123.90
€115.06
|
|
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