Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 9.4% cheaper than Nicosia.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Nicosia, you would:
pay 42.7% less for restaurants
|
Nicosia
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
€6.64
|
$6.75
OMR2.600
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
€1.46
|
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 22.4% less for groceries
|
Nicosia
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.06
€1.91
|
$1.19
OMR0.460
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
€4.95
|
$3.24
OMR1.250
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
€5.58
|
$6.60
OMR2.540
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.40
€3.16
|
$2.70
OMR1.040
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.75
€3.48
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$1.05
OMR0.410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.83
OMR0.320
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.56
OMR0.210
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
|
pay 8.0% less for transportation
|
Nicosia
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.65
|
$2.39
OMR0.920
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.98
€40.84
|
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,790.09
€18,378.07
|
$23,377.84
OMR8,998.990
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.32
€16.08
|
$10.91
OMR4.200
|
|
pay 17.1% more for housing
|
Nicosia
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.85
€30.50
|
$78.63
OMR30.270
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$679.12
€630.67
|
$651.55
OMR250.810
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.97
€518.16
|
$443.94
OMR170.890
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.33
€132.18
|
$76.03
OMR29.270
|
|
pay 20.2% less for childcare
|
Nicosia
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.90
€346.29
|
$179.50
OMR69.090
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,706.64
€6,228.12
|
$7,468.07
OMR2,874.740
|
|
pay 27.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nicosia
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
€3.33
|
$4.76
OMR1.830
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
€5.11
|
$6.23
OMR2.400
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.53
€58.07
|
$44.76
OMR17.230
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.99
€10.21
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 16.6% less for clothing
|
Nicosia
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.21
€79.13
|
$52.26
OMR20.120
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.77
€37.86
|
$37.66
OMR14.500
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.42
€84.89
|
$89.55
OMR34.470
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.72
€98.17
|
$86.58
OMR33.330
|
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