Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 49.8% cheaper than Muscat.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 36.5% less for restaurants
|
Muscat
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$5.63
LYD27.600
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.79
OMR3.000
|
$4.10
LYD20.070
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
OMR0.330
|
$0.50
LYD2.470
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
$0.10
LYD0.500
|
|
pay 31.8% less for groceries
|
Muscat
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
OMR0.450
|
$0.27
LYD1.310
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.01
OMR0.770
|
$2.57
LYD12.610
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
OMR2.340
|
$4.05
LYD19.820
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
OMR0.880
|
$1.48
LYD7.240
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.12
OMR0.820
|
$1.59
LYD7.780
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$0.88
LYD4.320
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
OMR0.300
|
$0.57
LYD2.800
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
OMR0.300
|
$0.36
LYD1.750
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
OMR0.200
|
$0.25
LYD1.210
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$0.32
LYD1.580
|
|
pay 50.4% less for transportation
|
Muscat
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$62.34
OMR24.000
|
$22.74
LYD111.410
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,858.86
OMR8,800.640
|
$14,851.83
LYD72,755.750
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
$9.32
LYD45.660
|
|
pay 68.0% less for housing
|
Muscat
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.80
OMR26.870
|
$20.49
LYD100.350
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$609.46
OMR234.640
|
$210.71
LYD1,032.200
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$409.71
OMR157.740
|
$130.23
LYD637.960
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.57
OMR31.400
|
$26.36
LYD129.140
|
|
pay 74.1% less for childcare
|
Muscat
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$188.90
OMR72.720
|
$72.27
LYD354.020
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,697.81
OMR3,348.650
|
$1,170.59
LYD5,734.440
|
|
pay 67.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Muscat
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
$0.72
LYD3.510
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.85
OMR1.870
|
$0.60
LYD2.930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
OMR2.300
|
$2.15
LYD10.540
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.34
OMR17.460
|
$26.63
LYD130.460
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$5.12
LYD25.090
|
|
pay 20.0% less for clothing
|
Muscat
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.16
OMR16.620
|
$30.22
LYD148.020
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.38
OMR14.390
|
$39.67
LYD194.350
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.28
OMR29.750
|
$52.09
LYD255.180
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.48
OMR34.060
|
$67.60
LYD331.160
|
|
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