Cost of living comparison
Castries is 53.9% more expensive than Muscat.
If you lived in Castries instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Muscat
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Muscat
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.25
OMR0.870
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 86.3% more for transportation
|
Muscat
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
OMR22.260
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,866.53
OMR8,803.610
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
?? | |
pay 7.7% less for housing
|
Muscat
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.59
OMR28.330
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$623.25
OMR239.950
|
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.89
OMR153.190
|
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.34
OMR31.700
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
|
pay 8.7% less for childcare
|
Muscat
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.22
OMR76.700
|
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,387.63
OMR3,229.240
|
?? | |
pay 36.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Muscat
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.07
OMR16.580
|
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
pay 51.2% more for clothing
|
Muscat
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.09
OMR15.820
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.48
OMR30.980
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.67
OMR31.060
|
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
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