Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 15.0% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Muscat instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 35.3% less for restaurants
|
San Salvador
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.51
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
SVC65.63
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
SVC9.22
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.97
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 27.6% less for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
SVC16.21
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.20
SVC28.03
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.42
SVC64.92
|
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SVC26.65
|
$2.25
OMR0.860
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
SVC23.02
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
SVC11.25
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
SVC8.30
|
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.07
|
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SVC8.16
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SVC7.06
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 10.3% more for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SVC35.47
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SVC218.77
|
$57.82
OMR22.240
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,500.00
SVC170,637.09
|
$22,866.53
OMR8,794.120
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.00
SVC253.77
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 3.9% more for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC368.78
|
$73.59
OMR28.300
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$842.86
SVC7,375.52
|
$623.25
OMR239.690
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$635.71
SVC5,562.89
|
$397.89
OMR153.020
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.66
SVC688.28
|
$82.34
OMR31.670
|
|
pay 51.6% more for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.62
SVC1,449.32
|
$199.22
OMR76.620
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,585.71
SVC40,127.84
|
$8,387.63
OMR3,225.760
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.50
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
SVC26.56
|
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.00
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.88
SVC261.42
|
$43.07
OMR16.560
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.75
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 29.1% less for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.29
SVC606.29
|
$41.09
OMR15.800
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.86
SVC480.03
|
$36.04
OMR13.860
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.29
SVC868.81
|
$80.48
OMR30.950
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.43
SVC913.81
|
$80.67
OMR31.030
|
|
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