Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 56.9% more expensive than Muscat.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 68.1% more for restaurants
Muscat
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$6.84
₩9,374
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.75
OMR2.600
|
$6.08
₩8,332
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
$1.56
₩2,144
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
$0.82
₩1,121
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Muscat
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
OMR0.460
|
$3.17
₩4,350
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
OMR1.250
|
$5.72
₩7,837
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
OMR2.540
|
$8.47
₩11,614
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
OMR1.040
|
$3.83
₩5,254
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
$4.85
₩6,652
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
OMR0.410
|
$2.90
₩3,970
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
OMR0.320
|
$1.67
₩2,285
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
$2.82
₩3,860
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
OMR0.210
|
$2.77
₩3,791
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$1.68
₩2,308
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
$1.38
₩1,889
|
|
pay 27.3% more for transportation
Muscat
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.39
OMR0.920
|
$5.41
₩7,415
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.94
OMR24.990
|
$41.78
₩57,284
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,377.84
OMR8,996.280
|
$31,904.23
₩43,743,885
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.91
OMR4.200
|
$8.96
₩12,290
|
|
pay 15.5% more for housing
Muscat
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.63
OMR30.260
|
$21.92
₩30,048
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$651.55
OMR250.730
|
$768.77
₩1,054,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.94
OMR170.840
|
$592.83
₩812,836
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.03
OMR29.260
|
$138.80
₩190,303
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Muscat
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$179.50
OMR69.070
|
$384.99
₩527,856
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.07
OMR2,873.870
|
$18,449.76
₩25,296,465
|
|
pay 18.5% less for entertainment and sports
Muscat
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$3.80
₩5,208
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
OMR1.830
|
$3.92
₩5,381
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.23
OMR2.400
|
$3.42
₩4,687
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.76
OMR17.220
|
$52.16
₩71,520
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
$10.63
₩14,581
|
|
pay 11.2% more for clothing
Muscat
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.26
OMR20.110
|
$60.78
₩83,330
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.66
OMR14.490
|
$43.57
₩59,744
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.55
OMR34.460
|
$72.02
₩98,740
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.58
OMR33.320
|
$114.47
₩156,946
|
|
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