Cost of living comparison
Manila is 12.0% more expensive than Muscat.
If you lived in Manila instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 4.2% more for restaurants
|
Muscat
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$5.12
₱300.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.79
OMR3.000
|
$4.26
₱250.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
OMR0.330
|
$0.87
₱51.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
$0.49
₱28.86
|
|
pay 77.5% more for groceries
|
Muscat
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
OMR0.450
|
$1.35
₱79.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.01
OMR0.770
|
$5.30
₱311.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
OMR2.340
|
$6.79
₱399.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
OMR0.880
|
$2.08
₱122.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.12
OMR0.820
|
$2.42
₱142.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$1.52
₱89.39
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
OMR0.300
|
$0.80
₱47.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
OMR0.300
|
$1.52
₱89.41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
OMR0.200
|
$0.98
₱57.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
$1.20
₱70.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$1.48
₱87.23
|
|
pay 17.1% less for transportation
|
Muscat
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
$4.14
₱243.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$62.34
OMR24.000
|
$9.93
₱583.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,858.86
OMR8,800.640
|
$25,575.45
₱1,502,410.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
$2.67
₱156.75
|
|
pay 23.6% less for housing
|
Muscat
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.80
OMR26.870
|
$28.80
₱1,692.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$609.46
OMR234.640
|
$468.88
₱27,544.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$409.71
OMR157.740
|
$234.44
₱13,772.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.57
OMR31.400
|
$106.33
₱6,246.27
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Muscat
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$188.90
OMR72.720
|
$482.52
₱28,345.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,697.81
OMR3,348.650
|
$14,127.39
₱829,902.89
|
|
pay 43.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Muscat
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
$1.36
₱80.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.85
OMR1.870
|
$2.70
₱158.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
OMR2.300
|
$3.07
₱180.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.34
OMR17.460
|
$40.61
₱2,385.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$7.67
₱450.72
|
|
pay 21.8% less for clothing
|
Muscat
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.16
OMR16.620
|
$33.31
₱1,956.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.38
OMR14.390
|
$26.60
₱1,562.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.28
OMR29.750
|
$74.03
₱4,348.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.48
OMR34.060
|
$60.89
₱3,577.02
|
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