Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 2.7 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 31.4% less for restaurants
|
Maseru
|
Muscat
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.58
LSL212.37
|
$7.79
OMR3.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
LSL18.87
|
$0.84
OMR0.330
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LSL9.95
|
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 1.0% less for groceries
|
Maseru
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
LSL15.05
|
$1.17
OMR0.450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.67
LSL48.94
|
$2.01
OMR0.770
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
LSL66.91
|
$6.07
OMR2.340
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
LSL23.41
|
$2.30
OMR0.880
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
LSL56.69
|
$2.12
OMR0.820
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.18
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
LSL18.42
|
$0.79
OMR0.300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LSL18.11
|
$0.77
OMR0.300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
LSL21.26
|
$0.52
OMR0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LSL11.18
|
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
LSL12.60
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 41.2% more for transportation
|
Maseru
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
LSL85.01
|
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.40
LSL520.76
|
$62.34
OMR24.000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
LSL364,535.15
|
$22,858.86
OMR8,800.070
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
LSL103.11
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
|
Maseru
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.72
LSL416.61
|
$69.80
OMR26.870
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.89
LSL2,638.54
|
$609.46
OMR234.630
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$72.89
LSL1,336.63
|
$409.71
OMR157.730
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$81.57
OMR31.400
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for childcare
|
Maseru
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.35
LSL538.12
|
$188.90
OMR72.720
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,117.07
LSL20,483.40
|
$8,697.81
OMR3,348.430
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Maseru
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
LSL34.00
|
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
LSL23.69
|
$4.85
OMR1.870
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
LSL88.53
|
$5.97
OMR2.300
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.77
LSL399.25
|
$45.34
OMR17.450
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
pay 16.4% less for clothing
|
Maseru
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.60
LSL781.15
|
$43.16
OMR16.620
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
LSL729.07
|
$37.38
OMR14.390
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.35
LSL1,840.03
|
$77.28
OMR29.750
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.00
LSL2,603.82
|
$88.48
OMR34.060
|
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