Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 53.2% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 12.2% less for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.19
RUB917.49
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.10
RUB509.71
|
$7.79
OMR3.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
RUB107.07
|
$0.84
OMR0.330
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
RUB48.46
|
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 33.7% more for groceries
|
Moscow
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
RUB61.78
|
$1.17
OMR0.450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
RUB440.01
|
$2.01
OMR0.770
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
RUB356.21
|
$6.07
OMR2.340
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
RUB151.74
|
$2.30
OMR0.880
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
RUB198.28
|
$2.12
OMR0.820
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
RUB67.63
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RUB66.65
|
$0.79
OMR0.300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RUB71.46
|
$0.77
OMR0.300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
RUB112.19
|
$0.52
OMR0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB24.89
|
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB20.89
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 43.0% more for transportation
|
Moscow
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.22
RUB221.52
|
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.58
RUB2,854.40
|
$62.34
OMR24.000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,621.85
RUB3,058,286.19
|
$22,858.86
OMR8,800.640
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RUB581.07
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Moscow
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.38
RUB637.03
|
$69.80
OMR26.870
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$960.52
RUB95,929.72
|
$609.46
OMR234.640
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.26
RUB58,252.03
|
$409.71
OMR157.740
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.66
RUB8,654.92
|
$81.57
OMR31.400
|
|
pay 38.0% less for childcare
|
Moscow
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$466.53
RUB46,593.89
|
$188.90
OMR72.720
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,413.52
RUB1,040,026.13
|
$8,697.81
OMR3,348.650
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RUB305.83
|
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
RUB252.12
|
$4.85
OMR1.870
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
RUB244.66
|
$5.97
OMR2.300
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.34
RUB3,229.75
|
$45.34
OMR17.460
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
RUB509.71
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
pay 25.2% less for clothing
|
Moscow
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.16
RUB8,105.20
|
$43.16
OMR16.620
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.31
RUB4,225.40
|
$37.38
OMR14.390
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.95
RUB10,881.38
|
$77.28
OMR29.750
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.97
RUB10,184.01
|
$88.48
OMR34.060
|
|
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