Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 30.3% more expensive than Avarua.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Avarua, you would:
pay 53.5% less for restaurants
|
Avarua
|
Muscat
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
NZ$15.84
|
$7.79
OMR3.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
NZ$4.22
|
$0.84
OMR0.330
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
NZ$3.17
|
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 48.7% less for groceries
|
Avarua
|
Muscat
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.52
NZ$6.23
|
$1.17
OMR0.450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.97
NZ$10.56
|
$2.01
OMR0.770
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
NZ$11.99
|
$6.07
OMR2.340
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.08
NZ$8.98
|
$2.30
OMR0.880
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
NZ$6.71
|
$2.12
OMR0.820
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
NZ$2.39
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
NZ$1.44
|
$0.79
OMR0.300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.63
NZ$2.87
|
$0.77
OMR0.300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.33
NZ$7.66
|
$0.52
OMR0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
NZ$2.39
|
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.92
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Avarua
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$62.34
OMR24.000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,858.86
OMR8,800.070
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Avarua
|
Muscat
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$69.80
OMR26.870
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$155.28
NZ$274.53
|
$609.46
OMR234.630
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.28
NZ$274.53
|
$409.71
OMR157.730
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.34
NZ$161.49
|
$81.57
OMR31.400
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Avarua
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$188.90
OMR72.720
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,697.81
OMR3,348.430
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Avarua
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.48
NZ$7.92
|
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.58
NZ$6.34
|
$4.85
OMR1.870
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.97
OMR2.300
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$45.34
OMR17.450
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
pay 7.5% less for clothing
|
Avarua
|
Muscat
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.89
NZ$118.26
|
$43.16
OMR16.620
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$37.38
OMR14.390
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$77.28
OMR29.750
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.46
NZ$129.88
|
$88.48
OMR34.060
|
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