Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 12.9% more expensive than Muscat.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 44.1% more for restaurants
|
Muscat
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$8.72
TRY307.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.79
OMR3.000
|
$7.27
TRY255.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
OMR0.330
|
$1.27
TRY44.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
$0.50
TRY17.75
|
|
pay 9.4% less for groceries
|
Muscat
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
OMR0.450
|
$0.83
TRY29.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.01
OMR0.770
|
$4.61
TRY162.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
OMR2.340
|
$3.90
TRY137.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
OMR0.880
|
$1.68
TRY59.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.12
OMR0.820
|
$2.70
TRY95.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$0.49
TRY17.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
OMR0.300
|
$0.88
TRY31.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
OMR0.300
|
$0.45
TRY15.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
OMR0.200
|
$0.54
TRY19.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
$0.25
TRY8.71
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$0.23
TRY8.08
|
|
pay 17.5% more for transportation
|
Muscat
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
$4.81
TRY169.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$62.34
OMR24.000
|
$8.72
TRY307.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,858.86
OMR8,800.070
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,578,273.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
$5.40
TRY190.16
|
|
pay 30.9% less for housing
|
Muscat
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.80
OMR26.870
|
$11.50
TRY404.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$609.46
OMR234.630
|
$592.54
TRY20,853.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$409.71
OMR157.730
|
$399.36
TRY14,055.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.57
OMR31.400
|
$53.07
TRY1,867.85
|
|
pay 92.6% more for childcare
|
Muscat
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$188.90
OMR72.720
|
$502.10
TRY17,670.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,697.81
OMR3,348.430
|
$10,388.60
TRY365,613.37
|
|
pay 46.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Muscat
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
$3.49
TRY122.82
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.85
OMR1.870
|
$2.84
TRY100.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
OMR2.300
|
$2.04
TRY71.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.34
OMR17.450
|
$40.91
TRY1,439.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$5.82
TRY204.70
|
|
pay 23.3% more for clothing
|
Muscat
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.16
OMR16.620
|
$56.66
TRY1,994.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.38
OMR14.390
|
$45.57
TRY1,603.72
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.28
OMR29.750
|
$104.18
TRY3,666.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.48
OMR34.060
|
$93.27
TRY3,282.59
|
|
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