Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 31.4% more expensive than Muscat.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Muscat
|
Santiago
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$10.93
CLF0.3500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
$8.75
CLF0.2800
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 43.8% more for groceries
Muscat
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
$1.64
CLF0.0500
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
$5.60
CLF0.1800
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
$4.90
CLF0.1600
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.25
OMR0.860
|
$4.00
CLF0.1300
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
$0.77
CLF0.0200
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$0.74
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 26.1% more for transportation
Muscat
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
$5.36
CLF0.1700
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
$43.74
CLF1.4100
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,866.53
OMR8,800.320
|
$17,494.37
CLF564.9100
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
$12.46
CLF0.4000
|
|
pay 6.3% less for housing
Muscat
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
$21.91
CLF0.7100
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$623.25
OMR239.860
|
$543.19
CLF17.5400
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.89
OMR153.130
|
$457.36
CLF14.7700
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
$117.58
CLF3.8000
|
|
pay 42.6% more for childcare
Muscat
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.22
OMR76.670
|
$405.22
CLF13.0800
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,387.63
OMR3,228.030
|
$6,858.55
CLF221.4700
|
|
pay 31.1% less for entertainment and sports
Muscat
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.07
OMR16.570
|
$39.95
CLF1.2900
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
$6.23
CLF0.2000
|
|
pay 3.2% more for clothing
Muscat
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.09
OMR15.810
|
$54.28
CLF1.7500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
$32.49
CLF1.0500
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.48
OMR30.970
|
$74.64
CLF2.4100
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
$78.76
CLF2.5400
|
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