Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 65.0% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 75.2% more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.82
LAK38,742
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
LAK69,048
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
LAK14,391
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
LAK9,139
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 6.8% less for groceries
Vientiane
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
LAK19,836
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK300,146
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK140,694
|
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
LAK38,355
|
$2.25
OMR0.860
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
LAK64,170
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,274
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LAK10,771
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
LAK20,237
|
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LAK13,151
|
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,024
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
LAK10,015
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 26.4% less for transportation
Vientiane
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
LAK109,551
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,086,731
|
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK616,748,073
|
$22,866.53
OMR8,799.520
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.94
LAK382,422
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 99.8% more for housing
Vientiane
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.36
LAK284,941
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$863.65
LAK18,412,919
|
$623.25
OMR239.840
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$785.49
LAK16,746,574
|
$397.89
OMR153.120
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,395,302
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
|
pay 25.9% less for childcare
Vientiane
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,310,986
|
$199.22
OMR76.660
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK198,292,972
|
$8,387.63
OMR3,227.740
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LAK21,246
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
LAK35,597
|
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
LAK34,993
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,087,276
|
$43.07
OMR16.570
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK53,114
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 8.4% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,747,329
|
$41.09
OMR15.810
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,328,801
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,253,908
|
$80.48
OMR30.970
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK910,228
|
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
|
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