Cost of living comparison

Guernsey

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Muscat vs. Saint Peter Port Cost of Living Summary

Muscat is 40.9% cheaper than Saint Peter Port.

Restaurants: pay 60.6% less in Muscat
Groceries: pay 54.0% less in Muscat
Transportation: pay 71.2% less in Muscat
Housing: pay 53.2% less in Muscat
Childcare: pay 59.5% less in Muscat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.1% more in Muscat
Clothing: pay 1.4% more in Muscat

The cost of entertainment and sports and clothing in Muscat are more expensive than in Saint Peter Port. Expenses including transportation, restaurants, childcare, groceries, and housing are lower in Muscat.

Muscat vs. Saint Peter Port Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Muscat instead of Saint Peter Port, you would:

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pay 60.6% less for restaurants

	Saint Peter Port	Muscat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.03 £14.89	$5.20 OMR2.000	-74.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.68 £7.94	$7.80 OMR3.000	-27.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.84 £2.11	$1.15 OMR0.440	-59.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 £1.32	$0.32 OMR0.120	-82.0%
Average			-60.6%

Saint Peter Port vs. Muscat - Cost of restaurants

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pay 54.0% less for groceries

	Saint Peter Port	Muscat
Bread 1 loaf	$2.72 £2.02	$1.24 OMR0.480	-54.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.34 £5.45	$1.93 OMR0.740	-73.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.88 £6.60	$7.45 OMR2.860	-16.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.63 £4.93	$2.60 OMR1.000	-60.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.39 £4.75	$2.65 OMR1.020	-58.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.33 £2.48	$1.26 OMR0.490	-62.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 £0.65	$0.79 OMR0.300	-9.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.03 £2.25	$0.91 OMR0.350	-69.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.42 £1.80	$0.54 OMR0.210	-77.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 £0.90	$0.47 OMR0.180	-61.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 £0.79	$0.53 OMR0.200	-49.9%
Average			-54.0%

Saint Peter Port vs. Muscat - Cost of groceries

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pay 71.2% less for transportation

	Saint Peter Port	Muscat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.14 £6.05	$2.34 OMR0.900	-71.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$65.02 OMR25.000
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$22,757.06 OMR8,750.050
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$9.10 OMR3.500
Average			-71.2%

Saint Peter Port vs. Muscat - Cost of transportation

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pay 53.2% less for housing

	Saint Peter Port	Muscat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$80.13 £59.56	$68.79 OMR26.450	-14.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,359.26 £1,753.77	$612.96 OMR235.680	-74.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,170.08 £1,613.14	$395.21 OMR151.960	-81.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$148.83 £110.63	$84.88 OMR32.640	-43.0%
Average			-53.2%

Saint Peter Port vs. Muscat - Cost of housing

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pay 59.5% less for childcare

	Saint Peter Port	Muscat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,602.52 £1,191.24	$198.66 OMR76.390	-87.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,025.19 £11,912.42	$10,973.98 OMR4,219.470	-31.5%
Average			-59.5%

Saint Peter Port vs. Muscat - Cost of childcare

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pay 11.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Peter Port	Muscat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.01 £4.47	$13.00 OMR5.000	+116.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.41 £3.28	$4.77 OMR1.840	+8.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$20.03 £14.89	$6.50 OMR2.500	-67.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.55 £41.30	$51.56 OMR19.820	-7.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.85 £7.32	$10.40 OMR4.000	+5.6%
Average			+11.1%

Saint Peter Port vs. Muscat - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 1.4% more for clothing

	Saint Peter Port	Muscat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$100.16 £74.45	$59.30 OMR22.800	-40.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.71 £19.85	$41.90 OMR16.110	+56.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.48 £69.49	$82.36 OMR31.670	-11.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$93.05 OMR35.780
Average			+1.4%

Saint Peter Port vs. Muscat - Cost of clothing

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