Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 68.1% more expensive than Havana.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Havana, you would:
pay 25.8% less for restaurants
|
Havana
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.40
CUC4.40
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
CUC6.50
|
$7.79
OMR3.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
CUC2.20
|
$0.84
OMR0.330
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
CUC1.50
|
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 30.3% less for groceries
|
Havana
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
CUC1.06
|
$1.17
OMR0.450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.50
CUC2.50
|
$2.01
OMR0.770
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.48
CUC12.48
|
$6.07
OMR2.340
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
CUC3.58
|
$2.30
OMR0.880
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
CUC2.38
|
$2.12
OMR0.820
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
CUC2.27
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CUC0.64
|
$0.79
OMR0.300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
CUC1.12
|
$0.77
OMR0.300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
CUC0.78
|
$0.52
OMR0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
CUC1.30
|
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
CUC1.29
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 19.4% more for transportation
|
Havana
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.71
CUC4.71
|
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
CUC25.00
|
$62.34
OMR24.000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$60,000.00
CUC60,000.00
|
$22,858.86
OMR8,800.070
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.20
CUC7.20
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 71.7% more for housing
|
Havana
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.00
CUC75.00
|
$69.80
OMR26.870
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.87
CUC363.87
|
$609.46
OMR234.630
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.40
CUC289.40
|
$409.71
OMR157.730
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.68
CUC28.68
|
$81.57
OMR31.400
|
|
pay 27.9% more for childcare
|
Havana
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.00
CUC112.00
|
$188.90
OMR72.720
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,000.00
CUC10,000.00
|
$8,697.81
OMR3,348.430
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Havana
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
CUC2.00
|
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
CUC1.21
|
$4.85
OMR1.870
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
CUC4.00
|
$5.97
OMR2.300
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.33
CUC40.33
|
$45.34
OMR17.450
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$0.85
CUC0.85
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
pay 6.8% more for clothing
|
Havana
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.75
CUC39.75
|
$43.16
OMR16.620
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.67
CUC33.67
|
$37.38
OMR14.390
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.25
CUC76.25
|
$77.28
OMR29.750
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.33
CUC83.33
|
$88.48
OMR34.060
|
|
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