Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 79.4% more expensive than Muscat.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Muscat
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$16.49
€15.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.75
OMR2.600
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
$2.97
€2.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
$2.34
€2.17
|
|
pay 62.4% more for groceries
Muscat
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
OMR0.460
|
$2.25
€2.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
OMR1.250
|
$5.98
€5.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
OMR2.540
|
$5.64
€5.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
OMR1.040
|
$4.12
€3.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
$5.24
€4.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
OMR0.410
|
$1.11
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
OMR0.320
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
OMR0.210
|
$1.62
€1.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
pay 70.2% more for transportation
Muscat
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.39
OMR0.920
|
$7.47
€6.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
$49.48
€45.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,377.84
OMR8,998.990
|
$28,585.69
€26,546.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.91
OMR4.200
|
$18.56
€17.23
|
|
pay 49.2% more for housing
Muscat
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.63
OMR30.270
|
$32.60
€30.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$651.55
OMR250.810
|
$918.12
€852.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.94
OMR170.890
|
$715.20
€664.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.03
OMR29.270
|
$192.75
€178.99
|
|
pay 63.3% more for childcare
Muscat
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$179.50
OMR69.090
|
$275.36
€255.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.07
OMR2,874.740
|
$12,936.40
€12,013.39
|
|
pay 12.0% less for entertainment and sports
Muscat
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$4.84
€4.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
OMR1.830
|
$4.00
€3.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.23
OMR2.400
|
$6.60
€6.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.76
OMR17.230
|
$31.68
€29.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
$12.09
€11.23
|
|
pay 27.7% more for clothing
Muscat
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.26
OMR20.120
|
$94.30
€87.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.66
OMR14.500
|
$35.86
€33.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.55
OMR34.470
|
$90.35
€83.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.58
OMR33.330
|
$116.35
€108.05
|
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