Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 21.7% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 43.4% less for restaurants
Tirana
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.76
ALL1,004
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
ALL738
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
ALL150
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
ALL78
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 17.5% less for groceries
Tirana
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
ALL91
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
ALL567
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
ALL704
|
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
ALL334
|
$2.25
OMR0.860
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
ALL337
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL64
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
ALL104
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL76
|
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
ALL78
|
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ALL52
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 22.8% more for transportation
Tirana
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.77
ALL725
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
ALL1,606
|
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,292.78
ALL2,358,487
|
$22,866.53
OMR8,799.520
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.06
ALL2,710
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 85.7% more for housing
Tirana
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.40
ALL1,622
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.58
ALL53,019
|
$623.25
OMR239.840
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.80
ALL35,508
|
$397.89
OMR153.120
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.97
ALL7,270
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
|
pay 28.7% more for childcare
Tirana
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$235.39
ALL21,949
|
$199.22
OMR76.660
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,857.15
ALL452,917
|
$8,387.63
OMR3,227.740
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.69
ALL251
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ALL169
|
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
ALL351
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.86
ALL4,183
|
$43.07
OMR16.570
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.61
ALL803
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 28.4% less for clothing
Tirana
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.36
ALL6,002
|
$41.09
OMR15.810
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.67
ALL4,538
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.47
ALL8,902
|
$80.48
OMR30.970
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.92
ALL11,741
|
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
|
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