Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 50.0% more expensive than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 20.6% less for restaurants
Phnom Penh
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
KHR20,355.10
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
KHR28,497.14
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
KHR4,186.72
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
KHR3,948.89
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 29.0% less for groceries
Phnom Penh
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
KHR8,049.52
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
KHR25,298.48
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.18
KHR33,286.65
|
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
KHR8,116.99
|
$2.25
OMR0.860
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
KHR8,409.66
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
KHR8,251.93
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
KHR3,589.30
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
KHR7,017.03
|
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
KHR2,743.50
|
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KHR2,896.83
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
KHR2,598.41
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 89.6% more for transportation
Phnom Penh
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
KHR18,112.57
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR43,152.81
|
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR199,479,956.72
|
$22,866.53
OMR8,799.520
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.89
KHR36,182.76
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 51.6% more for housing
Phnom Penh
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.80
KHR125,387.40
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$497.89
KHR2,026,939.20
|
$623.25
OMR239.840
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.83
KHR1,122,922.89
|
$397.89
OMR153.120
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.92
KHR341,630.30
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
|
pay 41.2% less for childcare
Phnom Penh
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$356.67
KHR1,451,996.96
|
$199.22
OMR76.660
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,613.13
KHR55,419,297.67
|
$8,387.63
OMR3,227.740
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Phnom Penh
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
KHR4,071.02
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
KHR11,893.80
|
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.75
KHR7,124.28
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.38
KHR201,006.59
|
$43.07
OMR16.570
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
KHR21,372.85
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 37.8% more for clothing
Phnom Penh
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.00
KHR97,704.47
|
$41.09
OMR15.810
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.71
KHR92,470.30
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.38
KHR384,202.47
|
$80.48
OMR30.970
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.43
KHR241,934.87
|
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
|
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