Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 21.8% cheaper than Oranjestad.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Oranjestad, you would:
pay 51.6% less for restaurants
Oranjestad
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.22
AWG38.20
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
AWG2.15
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
AWG1.90
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 48.0% less for groceries
Oranjestad
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.79
AWG5.03
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.07
AWG10.93
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.44
AWG11.59
|
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.40
AWG7.91
|
$2.25
OMR0.860
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.57
AWG8.22
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
AWG3.19
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
AWG1.97
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.73
AWG4.91
|
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
AWG1.44
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 28.6% less for transportation
Oranjestad
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
AWG10.19
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
AWG90.00
|
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
$22,866.53
OMR8,799.520
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.16
AWG70.48
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 31.5% less for housing
Oranjestad
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$84.13
AWG151.43
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$842.21
AWG1,515.97
|
$623.25
OMR239.840
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$673.77
AWG1,212.78
|
$397.89
OMR153.120
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.99
AWG277.17
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
|
pay 3.0% more for childcare
Oranjestad
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.81
AWG386.67
|
$199.22
OMR76.660
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
$8,387.63
OMR3,227.740
|
|
pay 41.1% more for entertainment and sports
Oranjestad
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.33
AWG6.00
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.47
AWG4.45
|
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.61
AWG15.50
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$87.89
AWG158.20
|
$43.07
OMR16.570
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.94
AWG21.50
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 36.9% less for clothing
Oranjestad
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.37
AWG162.67
|
$41.09
OMR15.810
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.14
AWG97.45
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.75
AWG201.15
|
$80.48
OMR30.970
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.29
AWG212.91
|
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
|
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