Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 5.9% cheaper than Panama City.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Panama City, you would:
pay 50.0% less for restaurants
|
Panama City
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
PAB12.00
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.25
PAB8.25
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
PAB1.76
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
PAB1.33
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 34.0% less for groceries
|
Panama City
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
PAB2.40
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.44
PAB5.44
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.66
PAB6.66
|
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.54
PAB2.54
|
$2.25
OMR0.860
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.39
PAB3.39
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
PAB1.40
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
PAB0.62
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
PAB1.30
|
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
PAB1.41
|
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
PAB0.94
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
PAB0.97
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 17.4% more for transportation
|
Panama City
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.69
PAB3.69
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
PAB25.00
|
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
PAB22,250.00
|
$22,866.53
OMR8,799.520
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.00
PAB14.00
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 7.2% less for housing
|
Panama City
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.82
PAB51.82
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$925.91
PAB925.91
|
$623.25
OMR239.840
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$598.61
PAB598.61
|
$397.89
OMR153.120
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.14
PAB86.14
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
|
pay 32.2% less for childcare
|
Panama City
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.12
PAB408.12
|
$199.22
OMR76.660
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,675.75
PAB9,675.75
|
$8,387.63
OMR3,227.740
|
|
pay 77.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Panama City
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
PAB2.50
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
PAB3.70
|
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.75
PAB5.75
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.93
PAB40.93
|
$43.07
OMR16.570
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
PAB7.00
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 12.8% less for clothing
|
Panama City
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.94
PAB53.94
|
$41.09
OMR15.810
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.79
PAB40.79
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.58
PAB82.58
|
$80.48
OMR30.970
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
PAB92.86
|
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
|
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