Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 2.2 times more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 5.6% more for restaurants
|
Dushanbe
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.61
TJS59.76
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
TJS97.55
|
$7.79
OMR3.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TJS6.64
|
$0.84
OMR0.320
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS2.99
|
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 34.3% more for groceries
|
Dushanbe
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
TJS6.08
|
$1.17
OMR0.450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
TJS45.55
|
$2.01
OMR0.770
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TJS32.43
|
$6.07
OMR2.330
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
TJS18.65
|
$2.30
OMR0.880
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
TJS20.06
|
$2.12
OMR0.820
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
TJS5.79
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
TJS11.39
|
$0.79
OMR0.300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
TJS11.62
|
$0.77
OMR0.300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
TJS4.07
|
$0.52
OMR0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TJS3.57
|
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TJS2.59
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for transportation
|
Dushanbe
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
TJS33.93
|
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.68
TJS49.80
|
$62.34
OMR23.990
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.17
TJS214,147.97
|
$22,858.86
OMR8,797.140
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.18
TJS33.87
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 98.9% more for housing
|
Dushanbe
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.95
TJS254.99
|
$69.80
OMR26.860
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$413.18
TJS4,399.16
|
$609.46
OMR234.550
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.49
TJS2,241.08
|
$409.71
OMR157.680
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
TJS535.87
|
$81.57
OMR31.390
|
|
pay 20.4% more for childcare
|
Dushanbe
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.65
TJS1,135.48
|
$188.90
OMR72.700
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,658.24
TJS145,421.41
|
$8,697.81
OMR3,347.320
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Dushanbe
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TJS11.95
|
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.29
TJS24.40
|
$4.85
OMR1.870
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
TJS24.90
|
$5.97
OMR2.300
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.11
TJS395.09
|
$45.34
OMR17.450
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.68
TJS49.80
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
pay 30.6% more for clothing
|
Dushanbe
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.06
TJS298.81
|
$43.16
OMR16.610
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.11
TJS384.47
|
$37.38
OMR14.390
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.71
TJS816.75
|
$77.28
OMR29.740
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.79
TJS572.72
|
$88.48
OMR34.050
|
|
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