Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 9.1% cheaper than Bridgetown.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Bridgetown, you would:
pay 52.5% less for restaurants
|
Bridgetown
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
BBD18.50
|
$7.79
OMR3.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
BBD3.00
|
$0.84
OMR0.320
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 58.1% less for groceries
|
Bridgetown
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.78
BBD5.56
|
$1.17
OMR0.450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
$2.01
OMR0.770
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.67
BBD29.34
|
$6.07
OMR2.330
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.18
BBD10.36
|
$2.30
OMR0.880
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
BBD9.53
|
$2.12
OMR0.820
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
BBD2.37
|
$0.79
OMR0.300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
BBD3.34
|
$0.77
OMR0.300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
BBD3.31
|
$0.52
OMR0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
BBD2.20
|
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
BBD3.00
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 8.7% less for transportation
|
Bridgetown
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
BBD15.85
|
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.00
BBD54.00
|
$62.34
OMR23.990
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
BBD70,000.00
|
$22,858.86
OMR8,797.140
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.50
BBD51.00
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 13.3% more for housing
|
Bridgetown
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.00
BBD98.00
|
$69.80
OMR26.860
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$590.00
BBD1,180.00
|
$609.46
OMR234.550
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.00
BBD960.00
|
$409.71
OMR157.680
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.91
BBD133.82
|
$81.57
OMR31.390
|
|
pay 6.0% more for childcare
|
Bridgetown
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
$188.90
OMR72.700
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,500.00
BBD13,000.00
|
$8,697.81
OMR3,347.320
|
|
pay 70.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bridgetown
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
BBD5.00
|
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.87
BBD9.74
|
$4.85
OMR1.870
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
BBD16.00
|
$5.97
OMR2.300
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
$45.34
OMR17.450
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
BBD21.00
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
pay 34.5% less for clothing
|
Bridgetown
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.50
BBD145.00
|
$43.16
OMR16.610
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.00
BBD110.00
|
$37.38
OMR14.390
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
$77.28
OMR29.740
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.00
BBD230.00
|
$88.48
OMR34.050
|
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