Cost of living comparison

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Muscat vs. Yerevan Cost of Living Summary

Muscat is 32.0% more expensive than Yerevan.

Restaurants: pay 18.8% less in Muscat
Groceries: pay 14.7% more in Muscat
Transportation: pay 46.7% more in Muscat
Housing: pay 49.2% more in Muscat
Childcare: pay 6.0% more in Muscat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Muscat
Clothing: pay 37.2% less in Muscat

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, groceries, and childcare in Muscat are more expensive than in Yerevan. Expenses including clothing and restaurants are lower in Muscat. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Muscat.

Muscat vs. Yerevan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Muscat instead of Yerevan, you would:

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pay 18.8% less for restaurants

	Yerevan	Muscat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.44 AMD3,961.55	$5.20 OMR2.000	-50.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.83 AMD2,971.16	$7.80 OMR3.000	-0.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 AMD378.25	$1.15 OMR0.440	+14.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 AMD200.63	$0.32 OMR0.120	-39.6%
Average			-18.8%

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pay 14.7% more for groceries

	Yerevan	Muscat
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 AMD315.04	$1.24 OMR0.480	+49.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.82 AMD1,450.21	$1.93 OMR0.740	-49.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.06 AMD2,300.04	$7.45 OMR2.860	+22.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.47 AMD938.04	$2.60 OMR1.000	+5.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.35 AMD1,272.13	$2.65 OMR1.020	-21.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 AMD231.03	$1.26 OMR0.490	+107.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 AMD289.37	$0.79 OMR0.300	+4.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 AMD309.80	$0.91 OMR0.350	+11.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 AMD366.99	$0.54 OMR0.210	-44.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 AMD141.42	$0.47 OMR0.180	+25.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 AMD133.40	$0.53 OMR0.200	+51.0%
Average			+14.7%

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pay 46.7% more for transportation

	Yerevan	Muscat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.17 AMD1,961.75	$2.34 OMR0.900	-54.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.49 AMD8,913.49	$65.02 OMR25.000	+176.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,670.18 AMD12,776,007.36	$22,757.06 OMR8,750.090	-32.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.62 AMD1,752.99	$9.10 OMR3.500	+97.0%
Average			+46.7%

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pay 49.2% more for housing

	Yerevan	Muscat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.36 AMD7,346.10	$68.79 OMR26.450	+255.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$753.04 AMD285,739.69	$612.96 OMR235.680	-18.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$552.33 AMD209,580.77	$395.21 OMR151.960	-28.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$95.83 AMD36,361.68	$84.88 OMR32.640	-11.4%
Average			+49.2%

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pay 6.0% more for childcare

	Yerevan	Muscat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$346.56 AMD131,501.54	$198.66 OMR76.390	-42.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,090.75 AMD2,690,554.52	$10,973.98 OMR4,219.490	+54.8%
Average			+6.0%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Yerevan	Muscat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.83 AMD693.27	$13.00 OMR5.000	+611.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.39 AMD1,288.15	$4.77 OMR1.840	+40.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.61 AMD990.39	$6.50 OMR2.500	+149.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$94.61 AMD35,901.00	$51.56 OMR19.820	-45.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.53 AMD2,475.97	$10.40 OMR4.000	+59.4%
Average			+163.1%

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pay 37.2% less for clothing

	Yerevan	Muscat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$110.06 AMD41,762.20	$59.30 OMR22.800	-46.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.20 AMD22,844.22	$41.90 OMR16.110	-30.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.28 AMD52,469.79	$82.36 OMR31.670	-40.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.55 AMD51,812.94	$93.05 OMR35.780	-31.9%
Average			-37.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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