Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 45.4% more expensive than Brasilia.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 20.8% less for restaurants
|
Brasilia
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.97
R$42.40
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
R$37.10
|
$7.79
OMR3.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
R$6.93
|
$0.84
OMR0.330
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
R$4.65
|
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 9.6% more for groceries
|
Brasilia
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
R$9.55
|
$1.17
OMR0.450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
R$26.98
|
$2.01
OMR0.770
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
R$21.73
|
$6.07
OMR2.340
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
R$12.80
|
$2.30
OMR0.880
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.42
R$8.65
|
$2.12
OMR0.820
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
R$5.27
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R$3.46
|
$0.79
OMR0.300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
R$3.04
|
$0.77
OMR0.300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$4.23
|
$0.52
OMR0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
R$3.10
|
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
R$3.26
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 9.8% more for transportation
|
Brasilia
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
R$23.04
|
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.46
R$264.49
|
$62.34
OMR24.000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,385.57
R$148,410.61
|
$22,858.86
OMR8,800.070
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.21
R$43.89
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Brasilia
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.32
R$117.55
|
$69.80
OMR26.870
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.74
R$2,195.47
|
$609.46
OMR234.630
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.88
R$1,362.51
|
$409.71
OMR157.730
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.47
R$313.25
|
$81.57
OMR31.400
|
|
pay 41.8% less for childcare
|
Brasilia
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$461.58
R$2,809.20
|
$188.90
OMR72.720
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,525.09
R$70,141.68
|
$8,697.81
OMR3,348.430
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Brasilia
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.74
R$10.60
|
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
R$10.64
|
$4.85
OMR1.870
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.09
R$12.72
|
$5.97
OMR2.300
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.80
R$144.84
|
$45.34
OMR17.450
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
R$42.40
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
pay 13.6% more for clothing
|
Brasilia
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.89
R$309.73
|
$43.16
OMR16.620
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.19
R$250.67
|
$37.38
OMR14.390
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.43
R$392.10
|
$77.28
OMR29.750
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.71
R$339.03
|
$88.48
OMR34.060
|
|
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