Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 10.0% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 17.4% less for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,026
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
¥801
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
¥179
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
¥119
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 44.1% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
¥269
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
¥1,242
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.76
¥897
|
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
¥334
|
$2.25
OMR0.860
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
¥503
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
¥369
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
¥176
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥403
|
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
¥342
|
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
¥197
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
¥192
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 21.2% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
¥668
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.63
¥7,886
|
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,344,652
|
$22,866.53
OMR8,799.520
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.31
¥3,943
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 6.7% more for housing
Tokyo
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.29
¥4,874
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,013.09
¥157,815
|
$623.25
OMR239.840
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.76
¥91,091
|
$397.89
OMR153.120
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.60
¥20,656
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
|
pay 50.7% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$486.02
¥75,710
|
$199.22
OMR76.660
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,566.86
¥2,269,152
|
$8,387.63
OMR3,227.740
|
|
pay 54.5% more for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.21
¥500
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
¥514
|
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
¥600
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.83
¥9,632
|
$43.07
OMR16.570
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
¥1,902
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 1.9% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.04
¥8,419
|
$41.09
OMR15.810
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
¥5,634
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.61
¥9,598
|
$80.48
OMR30.970
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.69
¥12,414
|
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
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