Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 2.0% more expensive than Muscat.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 52.1% more for restaurants
|
Muscat
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$8.52
ZAR156.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.79
OMR3.000
|
$4.68
ZAR85.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
OMR0.330
|
$1.01
ZAR18.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
$0.81
ZAR14.88
|
|
pay 12.0% more for groceries
|
Muscat
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
OMR0.450
|
$1.07
ZAR19.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.01
OMR0.770
|
$3.70
ZAR67.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
OMR2.340
|
$4.91
ZAR90.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
OMR0.880
|
$2.35
ZAR42.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.12
OMR0.820
|
$2.08
ZAR38.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$0.69
ZAR12.65
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
OMR0.300
|
$0.68
ZAR12.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
OMR0.300
|
$0.73
ZAR13.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
OMR0.200
|
$0.75
ZAR13.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
$0.64
ZAR11.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$0.58
ZAR10.68
|
|
pay 22.9% more for transportation
|
Muscat
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
$5.05
ZAR92.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$62.34
OMR24.000
|
$65.32
ZAR1,196.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,858.86
OMR8,800.070
|
$19,084.78
ZAR349,598.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
$8.78
ZAR160.75
|
|
pay 19.4% less for housing
|
Muscat
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.80
OMR26.870
|
$39.13
ZAR716.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$609.46
OMR234.630
|
$416.34
ZAR7,626.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$409.71
OMR157.730
|
$379.25
ZAR6,947.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.57
OMR31.400
|
$86.03
ZAR1,575.91
|
|
pay 15.0% less for childcare
|
Muscat
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$188.90
OMR72.720
|
$216.65
ZAR3,968.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,697.81
OMR3,348.430
|
$4,800.41
ZAR87,934.79
|
|
pay 48.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Muscat
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
$2.39
ZAR43.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.85
OMR1.870
|
$2.00
ZAR36.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
OMR2.300
|
$2.95
ZAR54.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.34
OMR17.450
|
$34.21
ZAR626.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$7.81
ZAR143.06
|
|
pay 9.2% more for clothing
|
Muscat
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.16
OMR16.620
|
$49.09
ZAR899.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.38
OMR14.390
|
$34.65
ZAR634.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.28
OMR29.750
|
$92.30
ZAR1,690.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.48
OMR34.060
|
$98.31
ZAR1,800.82
|
|
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