Cost of living comparison
Douglas is 2.3 times more expensive than Muscat.
If you lived in Douglas instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
|
Muscat
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$25.83
£20.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.79
OMR3.000
|
$9.04
£7.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
OMR0.330
|
$2.62
£2.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
$1.87
£1.49
|
|
pay 64.8% more for groceries
|
Muscat
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
OMR0.450
|
$1.91
£1.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.01
OMR0.770
|
$3.41
£2.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
OMR2.340
|
$6.95
£5.53
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
OMR0.880
|
$3.74
£2.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.12
OMR0.820
|
$3.80
£3.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$1.13
£0.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
OMR0.300
|
$0.74
£0.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
OMR0.300
|
$1.03
£0.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
OMR0.200
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
$0.74
£0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$1.10
£0.87
|
|
pay 88.7% more for transportation
|
Muscat
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
$7.66
£6.09
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$62.34
OMR24.000
|
$72.11
£57.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,858.86
OMR8,800.070
|
$32,288.44
£25,694.07
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
$17.18
£13.67
|
|
pay 96.2% more for housing
|
Muscat
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.80
OMR26.870
|
$68.19
£54.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$609.46
OMR234.630
|
$1,183.91
£942.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$409.71
OMR157.730
|
$968.65
£770.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.57
OMR31.400
|
$209.19
£166.47
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
|
Muscat
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$188.90
OMR72.720
|
$1,174.87
£934.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,697.81
OMR3,348.430
|
$18,512.04
£14,731.27
|
|
pay 48.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Muscat
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
$6.33
£5.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.85
OMR1.870
|
$5.05
£4.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
OMR2.300
|
$21.31
£16.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.34
OMR17.450
|
$52.74
£41.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$12.27
£9.76
|
|
pay 22.4% more for clothing
|
Muscat
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.16
OMR16.620
|
$80.51
£64.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.38
OMR14.390
|
$39.71
£31.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.28
OMR29.750
|
$90.84
£72.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.48
OMR34.060
|
$70.17
£55.84
|
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