Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 3.9% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Castries, you would:
pay 38.4% less for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Muscat
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$7.79
OMR3.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$0.84
OMR0.330
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 47.9% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$1.17
OMR0.450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
$2.01
OMR0.770
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$6.07
OMR2.340
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
$2.30
OMR0.880
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$2.12
OMR0.820
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.79
OMR0.300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$0.77
OMR0.300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$0.52
OMR0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 39.7% less for transportation
|
Castries
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$62.34
OMR24.000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$22,858.86
OMR8,800.070
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 10.0% more for housing
|
Castries
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$69.80
OMR26.870
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$609.46
OMR234.630
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
$409.71
OMR157.730
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$81.57
OMR31.400
|
|
pay 3.8% more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$188.90
OMR72.720
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,697.81
OMR3,348.430
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$4.85
OMR1.870
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.97
OMR2.300
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$45.34
OMR17.450
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
pay 33.0% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
$43.16
OMR16.620
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
$37.38
OMR14.390
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$77.28
OMR29.750
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$88.48
OMR34.060
|
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