Cost of living comparison
Saint Helier is 3.0 times more expensive than Muscat.
If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 4.9 times more for restaurants
Muscat
|
Saint Helier
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$37.84
£30.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
$8.83
£7.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
$2.84
£2.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
$2.29
£1.83
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Muscat
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
$2.03
£1.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
$5.49
£4.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
$7.51
£6.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.25
OMR0.860
|
$5.04
£4.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
$5.39
£4.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$1.95
£1.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
$0.86
£0.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
$1.80
£1.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
$1.43
£1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$1.09
£0.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$0.92
£0.74
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Muscat
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
$7.04
£5.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
$65.58
£52.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,866.53
OMR8,799.520
|
$30,458.39
£24,320.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
$41.21
£32.91
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Muscat
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
$64.32
£51.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$623.25
OMR239.840
|
$1,860.29
£1,485.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.89
OMR153.120
|
$1,686.88
£1,346.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
$108.19
£86.39
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for childcare
Muscat
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.22
OMR76.660
|
$2,002.18
£1,598.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,387.63
OMR3,227.740
|
$18,733.28
£14,957.90
|
|
pay 47.4% more for entertainment and sports
Muscat
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$6.94
£5.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
$4.76
£3.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
$12.93
£10.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.07
OMR16.570
|
$76.30
£60.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
$16.40
£13.09
|
|
pay 64.1% more for clothing
Muscat
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.09
OMR15.810
|
$94.59
£75.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
$54.23
£43.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.48
OMR30.970
|
$99.32
£79.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
$122.97
£98.19
|
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