Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 13.6% cheaper than Seoul.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 30.7% less for restaurants
Seoul
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.11
₩10,983
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
₩7,988
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
₩2,066
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,113
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 59.0% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
₩4,186
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
₩8,203
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.19
₩11,098
|
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
₩4,432
|
$2.25
OMR0.860
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
₩6,445
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.12
₩4,225
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.57
₩2,130
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
₩3,495
|
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
₩3,678
|
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
₩2,584
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.42
₩1,917
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 8.2% less for transportation
Seoul
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₩6,350
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.15
₩61,156
|
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,815.53
₩37,673,076
|
$22,866.53
OMR8,800.320
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.44
₩12,780
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 29.5% more for housing
Seoul
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.52
₩31,856
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.53
₩1,183,097
|
$623.25
OMR239.860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$528.87
₩716,290
|
$397.89
OMR153.130
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.47
₩190,250
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
|
pay 53.8% less for childcare
Seoul
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.75
₩517,038
|
$199.22
OMR76.670
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,838.36
₩28,223,273
|
$8,387.63
OMR3,228.030
|
|
pay 50.7% more for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.69
₩4,992
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
₩5,250
|
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
₩4,493
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.67
₩71,330
|
$43.07
OMR16.570
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
₩14,977
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 23.7% less for clothing
Seoul
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.77
₩82,310
|
$41.09
OMR15.810
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.72
₩60,564
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.92
₩116,367
|
$80.48
OMR30.970
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.28
₩172,382
|
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
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