Cost of living comparison

Muscat, Oman

compared to

Mexico City vs. Muscat Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 17.0% more expensive than Muscat.

Restaurants: pay 66.6% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 50.7% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 14.2% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 12.1% less in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 49.4% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.1% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 15.8% more in Mexico City

The cost of restaurants, groceries, childcare, and clothing in Mexico City are more expensive than in Muscat. Expenses including entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing are lower in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Muscat Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Muscat, you would:

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pay 66.6% more for restaurants

	Muscat	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.20 OMR2.000	$9.93 MX$197.86	+91.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.79 OMR3.000	$7.45 MX$148.40	-4.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 OMR0.330	$1.08 MX$21.51	+27.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 OMR0.120	$0.77 MX$15.40	+152.2%
Average			+66.6%

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pay 50.7% more for groceries

	Muscat	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 OMR0.450	$2.45 MX$48.87	+108.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.01 OMR0.770	$4.87 MX$96.99	+142.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.07 OMR2.340	$5.51 MX$109.75	-9.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.30 OMR0.880	$2.18 MX$43.50	-5.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 OMR0.820	$3.57 MX$71.16	+68.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 OMR0.410	$1.22 MX$24.35	+13.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 OMR0.300	$0.67 MX$13.34	-14.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 OMR0.300	$0.80 MX$15.92	+3.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 OMR0.200	$0.83 MX$16.49	+58.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 OMR0.170	$0.85 MX$16.96	+96.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 OMR0.160	$0.83 MX$16.49	+95.7%
Average			+50.7%

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pay 14.2% less for transportation

	Muscat	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.33 OMR0.900	$4.64 MX$92.41	+98.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$62.34 OMR24.000	$17.87 MX$356.15	-71.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,858.86 OMR8,801.120	$18,615.02 MX$370,988.00	-18.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.13 OMR3.900	$3.47 MX$69.25	-65.7%
Average			-14.2%

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pay 12.1% less for housing

	Muscat	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$69.80 OMR26.880	$24.38 MX$485.87	-65.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$609.46 OMR234.650	$893.52 MX$17,807.42	+46.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$409.71 OMR157.750	$544.24 MX$10,846.34	+32.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.57 OMR31.410	$30.31 MX$604.09	-62.8%
Average			-12.1%

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pay 49.4% more for childcare

	Muscat	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$188.90 OMR72.730	$381.33 MX$7,599.63	+101.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,697.81 OMR3,348.830	$8,426.99 MX$167,945.68	-3.1%
Average			+49.4%

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pay 37.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Muscat	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$12.99 OMR5.000	$2.73 MX$54.41	-79.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.85 OMR1.870	$3.01 MX$59.91	-38.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.97 OMR2.300	$3.92 MX$78.15	-34.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.34 OMR17.460	$53.69 MX$1,069.96	+18.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.39 OMR4.000	$4.96 MX$98.93	-52.2%
Average			-37.1%

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pay 15.8% more for clothing

	Muscat	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.16 OMR16.620	$56.36 MX$1,123.13	+30.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.38 OMR14.390	$41.06 MX$818.29	+9.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.28 OMR29.750	$91.99 MX$1,833.37	+19.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.48 OMR34.070	$91.93 MX$1,832.11	+3.9%
Average			+15.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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