Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 6.1% more expensive than Vilnius.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 52.7% less for restaurants
Vilnius
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
€10.21
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
€7.10
|
$6.75
OMR2.600
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
€2.21
|
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
€1.63
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 1.8% less for groceries
Vilnius
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
$1.19
OMR0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.74
€5.33
|
$3.24
OMR1.250
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
€5.36
|
$6.60
OMR2.540
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
€2.33
|
$2.70
OMR1.040
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
€3.37
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$1.05
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.83
OMR0.320
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.24
|
$0.56
OMR0.210
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.36
|
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
|
pay 17.5% more for transportation
Vilnius
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.38
€6.85
|
$2.39
OMR0.920
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.88
€29.61
|
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,266.35
€25,320.90
|
$23,377.84
OMR8,998.990
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.36
€6.83
|
$10.91
OMR4.200
|
|
pay 81.5% more for housing
Vilnius
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.10
€14.02
|
$78.63
OMR30.270
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$817.79
€759.44
|
$651.55
OMR250.810
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$555.68
€516.04
|
$443.94
OMR170.890
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.64
€154.75
|
$76.03
OMR29.270
|
|
pay 38.9% less for childcare
Vilnius
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$475.95
€441.99
|
$179.50
OMR69.090
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,833.69
€8,203.41
|
$7,468.07
OMR2,874.740
|
|
pay 49.1% more for entertainment and sports
Vilnius
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.51
€4.19
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
€2.86
|
$4.76
OMR1.830
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
€4.65
|
$6.23
OMR2.400
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.73
€31.32
|
$44.76
OMR17.230
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.17
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 12.2% less for clothing
Vilnius
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.56
€73.88
|
$52.26
OMR20.120
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.08
€34.44
|
$37.66
OMR14.500
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€80.70
|
$89.55
OMR34.470
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.10
€99.46
|
$86.58
OMR33.330
|
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