Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 24.6% cheaper than Helsinki.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 66.0% less for restaurants
|
Helsinki
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
€18.00
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€11.32
|
$7.79
OMR3.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.14
€3.02
|
$0.84
OMR0.320
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.95
|
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 33.0% less for groceries
|
Helsinki
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
€2.77
|
$1.17
OMR0.450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
€3.97
|
$2.01
OMR0.770
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.94
|
$6.07
OMR2.330
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
€2.96
|
$2.30
OMR0.880
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
€5.76
|
$2.12
OMR0.820
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.07
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.82
|
$0.79
OMR0.300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.99
|
$0.77
OMR0.300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.70
€1.64
|
$0.52
OMR0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.55
|
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.82
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 39.5% less for transportation
|
Helsinki
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.50
€7.20
|
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.38
€68.52
|
$62.34
OMR23.990
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,296.42
€32,920.34
|
$22,858.86
OMR8,797.140
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.79
€17.08
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 23.6% more for housing
|
Helsinki
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.48
€21.58
|
$69.80
OMR26.860
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,111.66
€1,067.05
|
$609.46
OMR234.550
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$870.64
€835.71
|
$409.71
OMR157.680
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.35
€95.36
|
$81.57
OMR31.390
|
|
pay 30.6% less for childcare
|
Helsinki
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$338.03
€324.47
|
$188.90
OMR72.700
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,508.28
€10,086.66
|
$8,697.81
OMR3,347.320
|
|
pay 8.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Helsinki
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.57
€8.23
|
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
€4.57
|
$4.85
OMR1.870
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.36
€10.90
|
$5.97
OMR2.300
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.76
€45.85
|
$45.34
OMR17.450
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.22
€17.49
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
pay 18.3% less for clothing
|
Helsinki
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.00
€95.99
|
$43.16
OMR16.610
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.76
€30.48
|
$37.38
OMR14.390
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.57
€85.98
|
$77.28
OMR29.740
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.24
€106.78
|
$88.48
OMR34.050
|
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