Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 73.9% more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Ulaanbaatar, you would:
pay 12.5% more for restaurants
Ulaanbaatar
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 10.3% less for groceries
Ulaanbaatar
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
$2.25
OMR0.860
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Ulaanbaatar
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
$22,866.53
OMR8,800.320
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Ulaanbaatar
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
$623.25
OMR239.860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
$397.89
OMR153.130
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
|
pay 36.0% more for childcare
Ulaanbaatar
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
$199.22
OMR76.670
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
$8,387.63
OMR3,228.030
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Ulaanbaatar
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
$43.07
OMR16.570
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 23.2% less for clothing
Ulaanbaatar
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
$41.09
OMR15.810
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
$80.48
OMR30.970
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
|
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