Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 95.7% more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Praia, you would:
pay 12.9% less for restaurants
Praia
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.41
CVE446.75
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.15
CVE521.21
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
CVE142.11
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
CVE96.06
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 11.4% less for groceries
Praia
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
CVE124.24
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.41
CVE547.43
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
CVE364.53
|
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
CVE240.91
|
$2.25
OMR0.860
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
CVE173.37
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
CVE135.09
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
CVE99.07
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
CVE99.07
|
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CVE54.04
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
CVE72.05
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 21.8% more for transportation
Praia
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
CVE577.77
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.60
CVE2,084.83
|
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,486.52
CVE2,680,496.57
|
$22,866.53
OMR8,800.320
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
CVE1,290.61
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 99.8% more for housing
Praia
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.53
CVE5,923.57
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.25
CVE24,819.41
|
$623.25
OMR239.860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.46
CVE14,012.68
|
$397.89
OMR153.130
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.28
CVE6,302.42
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
CVE7,663.98
|
$199.22
OMR76.670
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,059.46
CVE107,219.86
|
$8,387.63
OMR3,228.030
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.26
CVE228.62
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
CVE149.57
|
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.41
CVE446.75
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.79
CVE2,812.87
|
$43.07
OMR16.570
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CVE595.67
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 2.2% less for clothing
Praia
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$41.09
OMR15.810
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CVE2,978.33
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.48
CVE7,942.21
|
$80.48
OMR30.970
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.72
CVE11,913.32
|
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
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