Cost of living comparison
St. George's is 81.1% more expensive than Muscat.
If you lived in St. George's instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Muscat
|
St. George's
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.75
OMR2.600
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
$1.73
EC$4.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
|
pay 74.1% more for groceries
Muscat
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
OMR0.460
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
OMR1.250
|
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
OMR2.540
|
$6.42
EC$17.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
OMR1.040
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
$3.90
EC$10.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
OMR0.410
|
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
OMR0.320
|
$1.11
EC$3.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
$1.16
EC$3.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
OMR0.210
|
$1.53
EC$4.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$1.40
EC$3.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for transportation
Muscat
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.39
OMR0.920
|
$4.65
EC$12.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,377.84
OMR8,998.990
|
$20,351.15
EC$55,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.91
OMR4.200
|
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
|
pay 18.3% less for housing
Muscat
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.63
OMR30.270
|
$54.64
EC$147.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$651.55
OMR250.810
|
$663.68
EC$1,793.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.94
OMR170.890
|
$277.52
EC$750.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.03
OMR29.270
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
|
pay 60.2% less for childcare
Muscat
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$179.50
OMR69.090
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.07
OMR2,874.740
|
$1,128.56
EC$3,050.00
|
|
pay 29.0% less for entertainment and sports
Muscat
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
OMR1.830
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.23
OMR2.400
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.76
OMR17.230
|
$46.25
EC$125.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
pay 38.5% more for clothing
Muscat
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.26
OMR20.120
|
$91.27
EC$246.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.66
OMR14.500
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.55
OMR34.470
|
$108.54
EC$293.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.58
OMR33.330
|
$115.94
EC$313.33
|
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