Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 8.0% more expensive than Belgrade.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Belgrade, you would:
pay 53.0% less for restaurants
|
Belgrade
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
RSD1,220
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
RSD1,017
|
$7.79
OMR3.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
RSD258
|
$0.84
OMR0.330
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
RSD174
|
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 0.6% more for groceries
|
Belgrade
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
RSD97
|
$1.17
OMR0.450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
RSD560
|
$2.01
OMR0.770
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RSD552
|
$6.07
OMR2.340
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
RSD295
|
$2.30
OMR0.880
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
RSD347
|
$2.12
OMR0.820
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
RSD58
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
RSD89
|
$0.79
OMR0.300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
RSD82
|
$0.77
OMR0.300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
RSD117
|
$0.52
OMR0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RSD53
|
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
RSD44
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 32.8% more for transportation
|
Belgrade
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.87
RSD762
|
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.16
RSD2,237
|
$62.34
OMR24.000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,106.99
RSD3,119,127
|
$22,858.86
OMR8,800.640
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.51
RSD1,055
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 15.7% more for housing
|
Belgrade
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.63
RSD3,066
|
$69.80
OMR26.870
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$840.53
RSD93,276
|
$609.46
OMR234.640
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$518.55
RSD57,546
|
$409.71
OMR157.740
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.51
RSD15,482
|
$81.57
OMR31.400
|
|
pay 18.4% less for childcare
|
Belgrade
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$370.44
RSD41,109
|
$188.90
OMR72.720
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,747.69
RSD859,787
|
$8,697.81
OMR3,348.650
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Belgrade
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.02
RSD336
|
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
RSD272
|
$4.85
OMR1.870
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
RSD458
|
$5.97
OMR2.300
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.53
RSD4,054
|
$45.34
OMR17.460
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.33
RSD813
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
pay 29.1% less for clothing
|
Belgrade
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.71
RSD10,843
|
$43.16
OMR16.620
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.65
RSD4,289
|
$37.38
OMR14.390
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.09
RSD11,884
|
$77.28
OMR29.750
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.83
RSD13,963
|
$88.48
OMR34.060
|
|
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