Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 6.7% cheaper than Riyadh.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 15.4% less for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 18.1% less for groceries
Riyadh
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
$2.25
OMR0.860
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
SAR14.32
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 10.4% more for transportation
Riyadh
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.82
SAR104.35
|
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,995.90
SAR120,000.61
|
$22,866.53
OMR8,799.520
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.80
SAR63.00
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 20.2% less for housing
Riyadh
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.45
SAR282.98
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,149.81
SAR4,312.35
|
$623.25
OMR239.840
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$771.57
SAR2,893.76
|
$397.89
OMR153.120
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.19
SAR267.01
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
|
pay 37.0% less for childcare
Riyadh
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.81
SAR1,495.73
|
$199.22
OMR76.660
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,026.17
SAR41,353.66
|
$8,387.63
OMR3,227.740
|
|
pay 59.6% more for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
SAR17.46
|
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$107.87
SAR404.58
|
$43.07
OMR16.570
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR65.00
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 26.4% less for clothing
Riyadh
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.05
SAR202.70
|
$41.09
OMR15.810
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.60
SAR219.79
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.57
SAR403.46
|
$80.48
OMR30.970
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.29
SAR368.62
|
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
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