Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 10.9% cheaper than Tallinn.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 57.8% less for restaurants
Tallinn
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.54
€12.44
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.21
€8.46
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
€2.15
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
€1.64
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 13.0% less for groceries
Tallinn
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
€1.21
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
€4.86
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.66
€4.29
|
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
$2.25
OMR0.860
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.67
€3.37
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.98
|
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.21
|
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.39
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.46
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 2.8% less for transportation
Tallinn
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.03
€6.46
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.86
|
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,240.65
€26,876.55
|
$22,866.53
OMR8,800.320
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.18
€9.36
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 14.4% more for housing
Tallinn
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.32
€26.03
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$729.51
€670.53
|
$623.25
OMR239.860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$520.65
€478.56
|
$397.89
OMR153.130
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$228.75
€210.25
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
|
pay 13.9% less for childcare
Tallinn
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$450.86
€414.41
|
$199.22
OMR76.670
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,560.19
€6,029.80
|
$8,387.63
OMR3,228.030
|
|
pay 16.8% more for entertainment and sports
Tallinn
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€4.98
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.48
|
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.90
€5.42
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.45
€51.89
|
$43.07
OMR16.570
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.95
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 19.7% less for clothing
Tallinn
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.49
€80.42
|
$41.09
OMR15.810
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.26
€32.41
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.51
€80.44
|
$80.48
OMR30.970
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.02
€92.85
|
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
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