Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 24.6% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 38.6% more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB101.36
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB202.73
|
$7.79
OMR3.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB21.43
|
$0.84
OMR0.330
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB10.15
|
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 19.1% less for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB52.97
|
$1.17
OMR0.450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB408.51
|
$2.01
OMR0.770
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB254.67
|
$6.07
OMR2.340
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB79.07
|
$2.30
OMR0.880
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB45.75
|
$2.12
OMR0.820
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB51.20
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB25.28
|
$0.79
OMR0.300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB36.02
|
$0.77
OMR0.300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB28.00
|
$0.52
OMR0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB24.79
|
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB21.66
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 12.5% less for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB155.38
|
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,368.40
|
$62.34
OMR24.000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,925,889.48
|
$22,858.86
OMR8,800.640
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB359.84
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB534.50
|
$69.80
OMR26.870
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,880.15
|
$609.46
OMR234.640
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,504.85
|
$409.71
OMR157.740
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,342.96
|
$81.57
OMR31.400
|
|
pay 52.1% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB22,014.24
|
$188.90
OMR72.720
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB459,030.30
|
$8,697.81
OMR3,348.650
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB81.09
|
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB89.91
|
$4.85
OMR1.870
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB146.22
|
$5.97
OMR2.300
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,899.20
|
$45.34
OMR17.460
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB253.41
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
pay 9.8% less for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,923.21
|
$43.16
OMR16.620
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,212.32
|
$37.38
OMR14.390
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,378.72
|
$77.28
OMR29.750
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,205.59
|
$88.48
OMR34.060
|
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