Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 2.5 times more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 3.5% more for restaurants
Tehran
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.40
IRR185,130
|
$6.75
OMR2.600
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
IRR38,633
|
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
IRR34,673
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 93.7% more for groceries
Tehran
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
IRR21,739
|
$1.19
OMR0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.11
IRR88,678
|
$3.24
OMR1.250
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
IRR118,176
|
$6.60
OMR2.540
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.24
IRR52,313
|
$2.70
OMR1.040
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
IRR57,362
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IRR19,484
|
$1.05
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
IRR27,093
|
$0.83
OMR0.320
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
IRR18,428
|
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR11,015
|
$0.56
OMR0.210
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,972
|
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR9,969
|
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Tehran
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
IRR114,986
|
$2.39
OMR0.920
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.14
IRR552,886
|
$64.94
OMR24.990
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$67,000.00
IRR2,819,025,000
|
$23,377.84
OMR8,996.280
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.36
IRR141,182
|
$10.91
OMR4.200
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Tehran
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.61
IRR572,585
|
$78.63
OMR30.260
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$541.99
IRR22,804,051
|
$651.55
OMR250.730
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.67
IRR17,783,756
|
$443.94
OMR170.840
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.67
IRR701,180
|
$76.03
OMR29.260
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Tehran
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.51
IRR5,491,143
|
$179.50
OMR69.070
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,698.11
IRR71,448,066
|
$7,468.07
OMR2,873.870
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Tehran
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
IRR42,075
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
IRR62,651
|
$4.76
OMR1.830
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.96
IRR124,396
|
$6.23
OMR2.400
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.28
IRR853,263
|
$44.76
OMR17.220
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.36
IRR57,222
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 7.8% less for clothing
Tehran
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.43
IRR1,827,488
|
$52.26
OMR20.110
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
IRR1,889,921
|
$37.66
OMR14.490
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.62
IRR5,790,456
|
$89.55
OMR34.460
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.88
IRR3,655,268
|
$86.58
OMR33.320
|
|
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