Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 28.4% cheaper than Vienna.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 65.0% less for restaurants
Vienna
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.93
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
€2.59
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.26
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 46.1% less for groceries
Vienna
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.75
€2.53
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.56
€7.86
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.58
|
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.65
€4.28
|
$2.25
OMR0.860
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.36
€5.85
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.14
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.96
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
€2.00
|
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.83
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 29.7% less for transportation
Vienna
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.69
€6.15
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.44
€47.28
|
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,126.94
€26,772.03
|
$22,866.53
OMR8,800.320
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.28
€16.80
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 11.5% less for housing
Vienna
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.68
€31.88
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,084.25
€996.59
|
$623.25
OMR239.860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$798.73
€734.16
|
$397.89
OMR153.130
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$239.11
€219.78
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
|
pay 33.9% less for childcare
Vienna
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$264.10
€242.75
|
$199.22
OMR76.670
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,747.24
€13,554.92
|
$8,387.63
OMR3,228.030
|
|
pay 19.2% more for entertainment and sports
Vienna
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.48
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
€3.70
|
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
€5.97
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€40.41
|
$43.07
OMR16.570
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 31.7% less for clothing
Vienna
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.40
€93.21
|
$41.09
OMR15.810
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.91
€40.36
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.61
€87.88
|
$80.48
OMR30.970
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.29
€111.49
|
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
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