Cost of living comparison
Vilnius is 58.4% more expensive than Muscat.
If you lived in Vilnius instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Muscat
|
Vilnius
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
$2.14
€1.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
$1.85
€1.72
|
|
pay 40.3% more for groceries
Muscat
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
$1.58
€1.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
$6.41
€5.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
$5.29
€4.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.25
OMR0.860
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
$3.31
€3.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
$1.46
€1.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$0.40
€0.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$0.46
€0.43
|
|
pay 34.8% more for transportation
Muscat
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
$6.17
€5.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
$31.41
€29.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,866.53
OMR8,799.520
|
$30,702.69
€28,484.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
$8.77
€8.14
|
|
pay 25.6% more for housing
Muscat
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
$16.90
€15.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$623.25
OMR239.840
|
$831.85
€771.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.89
OMR153.120
|
$597.45
€554.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
$160.95
€149.32
|
|
pay 81.2% more for childcare
Muscat
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.22
OMR76.660
|
$530.03
€491.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,387.63
OMR3,227.740
|
$8,088.49
€7,504.10
|
|
pay 23.9% less for entertainment and sports
Muscat
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$4.87
€4.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
$3.38
€3.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
$5.26
€4.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.07
OMR16.570
|
$35.23
€32.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
|
pay 38.4% more for clothing
Muscat
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.09
OMR15.810
|
$81.57
€75.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
$34.80
€32.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.48
OMR30.970
|
$96.58
€89.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
$111.72
€103.65
|
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