Cost of living comparison

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Muscat is 8.1% more expensive than Beirut.

If you lived in Muscat instead of Beirut, you would:

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pay 36.7% less for restaurants

 
Beirut
Muscat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.00
LBP715,377
$5.20
OMR2.000
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.00
LBP625,955
$7.28
OMR2.800
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.51
LBP135,353
$0.81
OMR0.310

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pay 21.3% more for groceries

 
Beirut
Muscat
Bread
1 loaf
$0.78
LBP69,985
$1.20
OMR0.460
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.14
LBP459,361
$2.15
OMR0.830
Milk (1 gallon) $6.42
LBP574,148
$6.32
OMR2.430

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pay 19.6% less for transportation

 
Beirut
Muscat
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.53
LBP315,933
$2.34
OMR0.900
Monthly public transit pass $65.22
LBP5,831,881
$57.82
OMR22.260
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
$22,866.53
OMR8,803.610

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pay 5.7% less for housing

 
Beirut
Muscat
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
$73.59
OMR28.330
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $771.88
LBP69,022,736
$623.25
OMR239.950
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $369.23
LBP33,017,416
$397.89
OMR153.190

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pay 31.7% more for childcare

 
Beirut
Muscat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $325.00
LBP29,062,205
$199.22
OMR76.700
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
$8,387.63
OMR3,229.240

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Beirut
Muscat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.00
LBP268,266
$10.39
OMR4.000
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.48
LBP221,977
$4.93
OMR1.900
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.29
LBP204,777
$5.98
OMR2.300

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pay 35.4% less for clothing

 
Beirut
Muscat
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
$41.09
OMR15.820
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
$36.04
OMR13.870
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
$80.48
OMR30.980

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