Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 4.7% cheaper than Bratislava.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Bratislava, you would:
pay 49.4% less for restaurants
|
Bratislava
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
€10.16
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
€8.13
|
$7.79
OMR3.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
€1.86
|
$0.84
OMR0.330
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.45
|
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 25.8% less for groceries
|
Bratislava
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.75
€1.66
|
$1.17
OMR0.450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.19
|
$2.01
OMR0.770
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€4.12
|
$6.07
OMR2.340
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
€3.05
|
$2.30
OMR0.880
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
€3.28
|
$2.12
OMR0.820
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.75
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.79
OMR0.300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.96
|
$0.77
OMR0.300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
€1.87
|
$0.52
OMR0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.71
|
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.73
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 11.2% less for transportation
|
Bratislava
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
€6.09
|
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.58
€36.59
|
$62.34
OMR24.000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,650.55
€23,377.65
|
$22,858.86
OMR8,800.640
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.65
€14.84
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 32.1% more for housing
|
Bratislava
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.58
€19.52
|
$69.80
OMR26.870
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$769.99
€730.23
|
$609.46
OMR234.640
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.27
€585.39
|
$409.71
OMR157.740
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.33
€177.66
|
$81.57
OMR31.400
|
|
pay 56.0% less for childcare
|
Bratislava
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$612.91
€581.26
|
$188.90
OMR72.720
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,233.33
€14,446.71
|
$8,697.81
OMR3,348.650
|
|
pay 92.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bratislava
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
€2.54
|
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.81
€2.67
|
$4.85
OMR1.870
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€5.08
|
$5.97
OMR2.300
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.95
€43.58
|
$45.34
OMR17.460
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.15
€10.57
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
pay 15.0% less for clothing
|
Bratislava
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.52
€69.73
|
$43.16
OMR16.620
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.05
€35.13
|
$37.38
OMR14.390
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.22
€78.93
|
$77.28
OMR29.750
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.33
€96.10
|
$88.48
OMR34.060
|
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