Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 41.5% more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Managua, you would:
pay 3.4% more for restaurants
|
Managua
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.08
NIO150.58
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
NIO258.35
|
$7.79
OMR3.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NIO24.10
|
$0.84
OMR0.330
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
NIO24.77
|
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 17.7% less for groceries
|
Managua
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
NIO61.58
|
$1.17
OMR0.450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.89
|
$2.01
OMR0.770
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.20
NIO154.93
|
$6.07
OMR2.340
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
NIO71.55
|
$2.30
OMR0.880
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.65
|
$2.12
OMR0.820
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.50
NIO92.18
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
NIO23.47
|
$0.79
OMR0.300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
NIO53.11
|
$0.77
OMR0.300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
NIO21.69
|
$0.52
OMR0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
NIO50.87
|
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
NIO29.32
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 25.1% less for transportation
|
Managua
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.07
NIO187.04
|
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$62.34
OMR24.000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,000.00
NIO811,948.24
|
$22,858.86
OMR8,800.640
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 68.4% more for housing
|
Managua
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.10
NIO1,627.65
|
$69.80
OMR26.870
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$250.00
NIO9,226.68
|
$609.46
OMR234.640
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
NIO9,226.68
|
$409.71
OMR157.740
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.78
NIO2,796.67
|
$81.57
OMR31.400
|
|
pay 65.8% more for childcare
|
Managua
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,633.85
|
$188.90
OMR72.720
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.00
NIO177,152.34
|
$8,697.81
OMR3,348.650
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Managua
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
NIO50.19
|
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.21
NIO81.72
|
$4.85
OMR1.870
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
NIO98.15
|
$5.97
OMR2.300
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
NIO1,375.51
|
$45.34
OMR17.460
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.30
NIO269.32
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
pay 36.7% less for clothing
|
Managua
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.93
NIO2,765.38
|
$43.16
OMR16.620
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.67
NIO2,091.38
|
$37.38
OMR14.390
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.40
NIO4,037.68
|
$77.28
OMR29.750
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
NIO5,536.01
|
$88.48
OMR34.060
|
|
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