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Muscat vs. Nuuk Cost of Living Summary

Muscat is 51.9% cheaper than Nuuk.

Restaurants: pay 67.3% less in Muscat
Groceries: pay 58.8% less in Muscat
Transportation: pay 45.7% less in Muscat
Housing: pay 54.1% less in Muscat
Childcare: pay 66.7% less in Muscat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.1% less in Muscat

Expenses including restaurants, childcare, groceries, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Muscat.

Muscat vs. Nuuk Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Muscat instead of Nuuk, you would:

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pay 67.3% less for restaurants

	Nuuk	Muscat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.72 DKK101.24	$5.20 OMR2.000	-66.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$15.72 DKK101.24	$7.80 OMR3.000	-50.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.93 DKK18.90	$1.15 OMR0.440	-61.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.50 DKK22.54	$0.32 OMR0.120	-90.9%
Average			-67.3%

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pay 58.8% less for groceries

	Nuuk	Muscat
Bread 1 loaf	$3.83 DKK24.64	$1.24 OMR0.480	-67.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.87 DKK121.49	$1.93 OMR0.740	-89.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.90 DKK70.17	$7.45 OMR2.860	-31.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.83 DKK31.12	$2.60 OMR1.000	-46.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$11.27 DKK72.56	$2.65 OMR1.020	-76.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.78 DKK11.48	$1.26 OMR0.490	-29.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.14 DKK13.78	$0.79 OMR0.300	-62.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.43 DKK9.18	$0.91 OMR0.350	-36.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 DKK11.48	$0.54 OMR0.210	-69.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.60 DKK10.33	$0.47 OMR0.180	-70.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.60 DKK10.33	$0.53 OMR0.200	-66.9%
Average			-58.8%

Nuuk vs. Muscat - Cost of groceries

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pay 45.7% less for transportation

	Nuuk	Muscat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 DKK26.06	$2.34 OMR0.900	-42.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$89.14 DKK574.04	$65.02 OMR25.000	-27.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$22,757.06 OMR8,750.090
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.38 DKK182.74	$9.10 OMR3.500	-67.9%
Average			-45.7%

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pay 54.1% less for housing

	Nuuk	Muscat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$157.21 DKK1,012.42	$68.79 OMR26.450	-56.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,205.27 DKK7,761.91	$612.96 OMR235.680	-49.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$943.25 DKK6,074.54	$395.21 OMR151.960	-58.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$180.33 DKK1,161.31	$84.88 OMR32.640	-52.9%
Average			-54.1%

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pay 66.7% less for childcare

	Nuuk	Muscat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$597.39 DKK3,847.21	$198.66 OMR76.390	-66.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$10,973.98 OMR4,219.490
Average			-66.7%

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pay 19.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Nuuk	Muscat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.22 DKK65.81	$13.00 OMR5.000	+27.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.81 DKK43.87	$4.77 OMR1.840	-29.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.39 DKK66.94	$6.50 OMR2.500	-37.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.59 DKK370.88	$51.56 OMR19.820	-10.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.87 DKK121.49	$10.40 OMR4.000	-44.9%
Average			-19.1%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Nuuk	Muscat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$59.30 OMR22.800
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$41.90 OMR16.110
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$82.36 OMR31.670
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$93.05 OMR35.780

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