Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 8.6 times more expensive than Nuku'alofa.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:
pay 54.2% less for restaurants
Nuku'alofa
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP19.90
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.87
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.30
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.64
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 28.3% less for groceries
Nuku'alofa
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.42
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.78
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.18
|
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP11.94
|
$2.25
OMR0.860
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.39
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.41
|
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.31
|
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.93
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.03
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 50.1% more for transportation
Nuku'alofa
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.30
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,927.53
|
$22,866.53
OMR8,800.320
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP166.63
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 52.6% less for housing
Nuku'alofa
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP298.45
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$623.25
OMR239.860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$397.89
OMR153.130
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP532.52
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
|
pay 50.6 times more for childcare
Nuku'alofa
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP258.65
|
$199.22
OMR76.670
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP198.96
|
$8,387.63
OMR3,228.030
|
|
pay 84.5% more for entertainment and sports
Nuku'alofa
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP7.96
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP6.96
|
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.88
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.74
|
$43.07
OMR16.570
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for clothing
Nuku'alofa
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP9.95
|
$41.09
OMR15.810
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.87
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.74
|
$80.48
OMR30.970
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.64
|
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
|
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