Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 32.8% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 15.4% more for restaurants
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.22
BND4.33
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
BND7.08
|
$7.79
OMR3.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BND1.12
|
$0.84
OMR0.330
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 26.5% less for groceries
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.92
BND2.58
|
$1.17
OMR0.450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
BND2.02
|
$2.01
OMR0.770
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
BND8.76
|
$6.07
OMR2.340
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
BND3.12
|
$2.30
OMR0.880
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
BND3.54
|
$2.12
OMR0.820
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.49
BND2.01
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$0.79
OMR0.300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.29
|
$0.77
OMR0.300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
BND2.25
|
$0.52
OMR0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
BND0.95
|
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
BND1.03
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 39.8% more for transportation
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.51
BND2.03
|
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.57
BND30.35
|
$62.34
OMR24.000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,582.11
BND34,398.95
|
$22,858.86
OMR8,800.640
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.65
BND34.49
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 25.6% more for housing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.92
BND69.81
|
$69.80
OMR26.870
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$605.59
BND814.31
|
$609.46
OMR234.640
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$529.98
BND712.64
|
$409.71
OMR157.740
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.96
BND57.77
|
$81.57
OMR31.400
|
|
pay 5.9% more for childcare
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.91
BND171.99
|
$188.90
OMR72.720
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,586.95
BND18,269.67
|
$8,697.81
OMR3,348.650
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
BND2.53
|
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
BND4.19
|
$4.85
OMR1.870
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.05
BND20.23
|
$5.97
OMR2.300
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.49
BND55.79
|
$45.34
OMR17.460
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.55
BND6.11
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
pay 24.7% more for clothing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.90
BND30.79
|
$43.16
OMR16.620
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.54
BND41.06
|
$37.38
OMR14.390
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.33
BND118.77
|
$77.28
OMR29.750
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.15
BND118.53
|
$88.48
OMR34.060
|
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