Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 98.9% more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 16.5% more for restaurants
|
Antananarivo
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.22
MGA15,037
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
MGA20,050
|
$7.79
OMR3.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
MGA5,413
|
$0.84
OMR0.330
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
MGA2,813
|
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 37.1% more for groceries
|
Antananarivo
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
MGA5,568
|
$1.17
OMR0.450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
MGA24,346
|
$2.01
OMR0.770
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
MGA18,401
|
$6.07
OMR2.340
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MGA8,421
|
$2.30
OMR0.880
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
MGA9,777
|
$2.12
OMR0.820
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
MGA3,031
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.27
MGA1,260
|
$0.79
OMR0.300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
MGA2,387
|
$0.77
OMR0.300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MGA1,554
|
$0.52
OMR0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MGA1,614
|
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
MGA1,978
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 8.6% more for transportation
|
Antananarivo
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
MGA21,346
|
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$62.34
OMR24.000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,817.99
MGA55,137,006
|
$22,858.86
OMR8,800.640
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
MGA58,144
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Antananarivo
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.31
MGA244,035
|
$69.80
OMR26.870
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.54
MGA1,654,110
|
$609.46
OMR234.640
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$53.69
MGA250,501
|
$409.71
OMR157.740
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.96
MGA167,786
|
$81.57
OMR31.400
|
|
pay 43.8% more for childcare
|
Antananarivo
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$89.71
MGA418,540
|
$188.90
OMR72.720
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,292.35
MGA52,684,620
|
$8,697.81
OMR3,348.650
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Antananarivo
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
MGA5,012
|
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
MGA5,213
|
$4.85
OMR1.870
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
MGA15,037
|
$5.97
OMR2.300
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.29
MGA187,967
|
$45.34
OMR17.460
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
MGA30,075
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
pay 41.8% more for clothing
|
Antananarivo
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.71
MGA91,957
|
$43.16
OMR16.620
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.89
MGA116,122
|
$37.38
OMR14.390
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.25
MGA421,046
|
$77.28
OMR29.750
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.79
MGA367,580
|
$88.48
OMR34.060
|
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