Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 59.2% more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 8.3% less for restaurants
|
Bogota
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
COP22,495.38
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
COP31,166.87
|
$7.79
OMR3.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
COP3,720.25
|
$0.84
OMR0.330
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
COP2,868.44
|
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 8.0% more for groceries
|
Bogota
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
COP6,034.54
|
$1.17
OMR0.450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.21
COP9,944.08
|
$2.01
OMR0.770
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
COP20,207.07
|
$6.07
OMR2.340
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
COP9,611.03
|
$2.30
OMR0.880
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
COP10,014.23
|
$2.12
OMR0.820
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
COP5,358.02
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,155.53
|
$0.79
OMR0.300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
COP2,494.22
|
$0.77
OMR0.300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,410.34
|
$0.52
OMR0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,178.77
|
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP2,090.25
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 13.5% more for transportation
|
Bogota
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.50
COP15,761.93
|
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.16
COP180,677.51
|
$62.34
OMR24.000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,009.35
COP67,528,219.54
|
$22,858.86
OMR8,800.640
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
COP57,097.71
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 72.9% more for housing
|
Bogota
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.88
COP107,434.04
|
$69.80
OMR26.870
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.11
COP1,926,099.81
|
$609.46
OMR234.640
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.08
COP1,413,073.04
|
$409.71
OMR157.740
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.50
COP290,184.68
|
$81.57
OMR31.400
|
|
pay 0.6% less for childcare
|
Bogota
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.19
COP1,040,142.36
|
$188.90
OMR72.720
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,422.81
COP33,395,774.03
|
$8,697.81
OMR3,348.650
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bogota
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
COP5,194.48
|
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
COP6,455.99
|
$4.85
OMR1.870
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.31
COP10,388.96
|
$5.97
OMR2.300
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.38
COP96,177.77
|
$45.34
OMR17.460
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.62
COP20,777.91
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
pay 3.0% less for clothing
|
Bogota
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.44
COP231,454.32
|
$43.16
OMR16.620
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.05
COP189,173.17
|
$37.38
OMR14.390
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.96
COP382,246.31
|
$77.28
OMR29.750
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.30
COP320,796.57
|
$88.48
OMR34.060
|
|
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