Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 24.0% cheaper than Muscat.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 5.9% less for restaurants
|
Muscat
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$3.40
LKR993.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.79
OMR3.000
|
$7.48
LKR2,185.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
OMR0.330
|
$0.74
LKR216.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
$0.39
LKR114.27
|
|
pay 60.9% more for groceries
|
Muscat
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
OMR0.450
|
$0.57
LKR166.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.01
OMR0.770
|
$6.94
LKR2,028.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
OMR2.340
|
$6.54
LKR1,912.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
OMR0.880
|
$2.22
LKR648.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.12
OMR0.820
|
$2.38
LKR696.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$3.28
LKR958.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
OMR0.300
|
$0.51
LKR149.20
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
OMR0.300
|
$2.65
LKR773.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
OMR0.200
|
$0.53
LKR154.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
$0.51
LKR148.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$0.55
LKR159.56
|
|
pay 0.9% more for transportation
|
Muscat
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
$4.84
LKR1,413.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$62.34
OMR24.000
|
$6.80
LKR1,987.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,858.86
OMR8,800.070
|
$35,303.89
LKR10,323,691.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
$3.13
LKR914.13
|
|
pay 57.5% less for housing
|
Muscat
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.80
OMR26.870
|
$16.40
LKR4,795.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$609.46
OMR234.630
|
$297.60
LKR87,024.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$409.71
OMR157.730
|
$180.09
LKR52,661.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.57
OMR31.400
|
$43.85
LKR12,821.75
|
|
pay 89.1% less for childcare
|
Muscat
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$188.90
OMR72.720
|
$28.60
LKR8,362.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,697.81
OMR3,348.430
|
$586.98
LKR171,647.52
|
|
pay 42.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Muscat
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
$2.04
LKR596.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.85
OMR1.870
|
$2.59
LKR757.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
OMR2.300
|
$9.34
LKR2,732.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.34
OMR17.450
|
$13.89
LKR4,060.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$3.40
LKR993.62
|
|
pay 35.0% less for clothing
|
Muscat
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.16
OMR16.620
|
$29.69
LKR8,682.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.38
OMR14.390
|
$22.31
LKR6,524.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.28
OMR29.750
|
$68.77
LKR20,109.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.48
OMR34.060
|
$37.51
LKR10,968.01
|
|
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