Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 14.6% more expensive than Amman.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Amman, you would:
pay 10.0% more for restaurants
|
Amman
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$7.79
OMR3.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
$0.84
OMR0.330
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 17.5% more for groceries
|
Amman
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
$1.17
OMR0.450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
JOD2.400
|
$2.01
OMR0.770
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.58
JOD3.960
|
$6.07
OMR2.340
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
JOD1.450
|
$2.30
OMR0.880
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
JOD1.820
|
$2.12
OMR0.820
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
JOD0.520
|
$0.79
OMR0.300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
JOD0.500
|
$0.77
OMR0.300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$0.52
OMR0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
JOD0.290
|
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.250
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 8.6% less for transportation
|
Amman
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
JOD3.890
|
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.31
JOD30.010
|
$62.34
OMR24.000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,384.29
JOD18,005.080
|
$22,858.86
OMR8,800.070
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.85
JOD8.400
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 49.4% more for housing
|
Amman
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.80
JOD24.680
|
$69.80
OMR26.870
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$440.45
JOD312.410
|
$609.46
OMR234.630
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.09
JOD196.540
|
$409.71
OMR157.730
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.55
JOD52.170
|
$81.57
OMR31.400
|
|
pay 21.8% more for childcare
|
Amman
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.75
JOD169.350
|
$188.90
OMR72.720
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,288.39
JOD3,751.060
|
$8,697.81
OMR3,348.430
|
|
pay 32.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Amman
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.35
JOD4.500
|
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.03
JOD2.860
|
$4.85
OMR1.870
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
$5.97
OMR2.300
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.15
JOD41.240
|
$45.34
OMR17.450
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.28
JOD8.000
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
pay 21.0% less for clothing
|
Amman
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.45
JOD45.710
|
$43.16
OMR16.620
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.44
JOD35.780
|
$37.38
OMR14.390
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.69
JOD77.800
|
$77.28
OMR29.750
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.79
JOD60.140
|
$88.48
OMR34.060
|
|
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