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Santo Domingo vs. Muscat Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 8.2% more expensive than Muscat.

Restaurants: pay 32.3% more in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 29.2% more in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 52.9% more in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 19.6% less in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 7.4% less in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.3% less in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 12.3% more in Santo Domingo

The cost of transportation, restaurants, groceries, and clothing in Santo Domingo are more expensive than in Muscat. Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, and childcare are lower in Santo Domingo.

Santo Domingo vs. Muscat Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Muscat, you would:

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pay 32.3% more for restaurants

	Muscat	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.20 OMR2.000	$8.05 DOP504.33	+54.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.80 OMR3.000	$7.25 DOP453.89	-7.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 OMR0.440	$0.97 DOP60.94	-15.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 OMR0.120	$0.63 DOP39.34	+96.7%
Average			+32.3%

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pay 29.2% more for groceries

	Muscat	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 OMR0.480	$1.50 DOP93.73	+20.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.93 OMR0.740	$3.66 DOP229.00	+89.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.45 OMR2.860	$5.00 DOP313.09	-32.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.60 OMR1.000	$2.39 DOP149.86	-7.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.65 OMR1.020	$2.47 DOP154.85	-6.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 OMR0.490	$1.43 DOP89.33	+13.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 OMR0.300	$0.38 DOP24.09	-51.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 OMR0.350	$1.27 DOP79.35	+39.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 OMR0.210	$0.83 DOP51.71	+52.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 OMR0.180	$1.01 DOP63.31	+115.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 OMR0.200	$1.01 DOP63.00	+89.4%
Average			+29.2%

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pay 52.9% more for transportation

	Muscat	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.34 OMR0.900	$4.69 DOP294.11	+100.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.02 OMR25.000	$35.35 DOP2,214.65	-45.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,757.06 OMR8,749.980	$29,626.22 DOP1,855,923.89	+30.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.10 OMR3.500	$20.61 DOP1,291.08	+126.4%
Average			+52.9%

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pay 19.6% less for housing

	Muscat	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.79 OMR26.450	$34.89 DOP2,185.87	-49.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$612.96 OMR235.680	$642.68 DOP40,260.16	+4.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$395.21 OMR151.960	$337.05 DOP21,114.28	-14.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$84.88 OMR32.640	$68.45 DOP4,287.81	-19.4%
Average			-19.6%

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pay 7.4% less for childcare

	Muscat	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$198.66 OMR76.380	$225.42 DOP14,121.16	+13.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,973.98 OMR4,219.440	$7,865.34 DOP492,721.61	-28.3%
Average			-7.4%

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pay 42.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Muscat	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$13.00 OMR5.000	$2.42 DOP151.30	-81.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.77 OMR1.840	$2.36 DOP147.71	-50.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.50 OMR2.500	$5.64 DOP353.03	-13.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.56 OMR19.820	$33.17 DOP2,077.83	-35.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.40 OMR4.000	$7.25 DOP453.89	-30.4%
Average			-42.3%

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pay 12.3% more for clothing

	Muscat	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.30 OMR22.800	$58.49 DOP3,663.94	-1.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.90 OMR16.110	$48.04 DOP3,009.15	+14.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.36 OMR31.670	$87.54 DOP5,483.93	+6.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.05 OMR35.780	$120.75 DOP7,564.07	+29.8%
Average			+12.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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