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Muscat vs. Santiago Cost of Living Summary

Muscat is 15.0% more expensive than Santiago.

Restaurants: pay 39.0% less in Muscat
Groceries: pay 10.8% less in Muscat
Transportation: pay 2.8% less in Muscat
Housing: pay 52.6% more in Muscat
Childcare: pay 15.4% less in Muscat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Muscat
Clothing: pay 18.3% more in Muscat

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, and clothing in Muscat are more expensive than in Santiago. Expenses including restaurants, childcare, groceries, and transportation are lower in Muscat. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Muscat.

Muscat vs. Santiago Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Muscat instead of Santiago, you would:

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pay 39.0% less for restaurants

	Santiago	Muscat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.50 CLF0.2500	$5.20 OMR2.000	-50.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.10 CLF0.1900	$7.80 OMR2.990	-3.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 CLF0.0400	$1.15 OMR0.440	-29.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 CLF0.0300	$0.32 OMR0.120	-72.6%
Average			-39.0%

Santiago vs. Muscat - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.8% less for groceries

	Santiago	Muscat
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 CLF0.0400	$1.24 OMR0.480	-20.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.13 CLF0.1200	$1.93 OMR0.740	-62.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.52 CLF0.1100	$7.45 OMR2.860	+64.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.01 CLF0.0900	$2.60 OMR1.000	-35.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 CLF0.0700	$2.65 OMR1.020	-11.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 CLF0.0200	$1.26 OMR0.480	+39.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 CLF0.0200	$0.79 OMR0.300	+13.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 CLF0.0200	$0.91 OMR0.350	-1.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 CLF0.0200	$0.54 OMR0.210	-35.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 CLF0.0200	$0.47 OMR0.180	-40.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 CLF0.0200	$0.53 OMR0.200	-28.6%
Average			-10.8%

Santiago vs. Muscat - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.8% less for transportation

	Santiago	Muscat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 CLF0.1200	$2.34 OMR0.900	-55.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.99 CLF0.9900	$65.02 OMR24.950	+54.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,201.90 CLF450.9900	$22,757.06 OMR8,733.910	+18.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.86 CLF0.3000	$9.10 OMR3.490	-29.2%
Average			-2.8%

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pay 52.6% more for housing

	Santiago	Muscat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.76 CLF0.5100	$68.79 OMR26.400	+216.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.56 CLF11.8000	$612.96 OMR235.250	+22.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$424.00 CLF9.9600	$395.21 OMR151.680	-6.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.40 CLF2.5200	$84.88 OMR32.580	-21.0%
Average			+52.6%

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pay 15.4% less for childcare

	Santiago	Muscat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$431.25 CLF10.1300	$198.66 OMR76.240	-53.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,923.79 CLF209.5900	$10,973.98 OMR4,211.690	+23.0%
Average			-15.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Santiago	Muscat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.15 CLF0.0700	$13.00 OMR4.990	+312.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.09 CLF0.0700	$4.77 OMR1.830	+54.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.56 CLF0.1300	$6.50 OMR2.500	+16.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.24 CLF0.7600	$51.56 OMR19.790	+59.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.30 CLF0.1500	$10.40 OMR3.990	+65.2%
Average			+101.8%

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pay 18.3% more for clothing

	Santiago	Muscat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.82 CLF1.2600	$59.30 OMR22.760	+10.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.77 CLF0.7200	$41.90 OMR16.080	+36.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.54 CLF1.7300	$82.36 OMR31.610	+12.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.13 CLF1.9100	$93.05 OMR35.710	+14.7%
Average			+18.3%

Santiago vs. Muscat - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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