Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 39.9% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 63.3% less for restaurants
|
Dublin
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€20.33
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
$7.79
OMR3.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.34
|
$0.84
OMR0.330
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.85
|
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 34.8% less for groceries
|
Dublin
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.75
|
$1.17
OMR0.450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
€3.42
|
$2.01
OMR0.770
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
€5.05
|
$6.07
OMR2.340
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.22
€4.00
|
$2.30
OMR0.880
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.64
€4.40
|
$2.12
OMR0.820
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.05
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.79
OMR0.300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.21
|
$0.77
OMR0.300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
€1.76
|
$0.52
OMR0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.68
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 55.1% less for transportation
|
Dublin
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.82
|
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$123.25
€116.89
|
$62.34
OMR24.000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,306.91
€37,277.18
|
$22,858.86
OMR8,800.640
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.47
€25.11
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 46.5% less for housing
|
Dublin
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.82
€52.93
|
$69.80
OMR26.870
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,138.28
€2,027.86
|
$609.46
OMR234.640
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,827.10
€1,732.75
|
$409.71
OMR157.740
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$214.65
€203.56
|
$81.57
OMR31.400
|
|
pay 47.7% less for childcare
|
Dublin
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,307.98
€1,240.44
|
$188.90
OMR72.720
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,645.87
€9,147.77
|
$8,697.81
OMR3,348.650
|
|
pay 5.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dublin
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€7.11
|
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€4.11
|
$4.85
OMR1.870
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.68
€16.77
|
$5.97
OMR2.300
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
€53.35
|
$45.34
OMR17.460
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.21
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
pay 26.9% less for clothing
|
Dublin
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.07
€91.11
|
$43.16
OMR16.620
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
€38.97
|
$37.38
OMR14.390
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.72
€92.67
|
$77.28
OMR29.750
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.27
€108.37
|
$88.48
OMR34.060
|
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