Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 28.3% cheaper than Muscat.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 18.5% less for restaurants
|
Muscat
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$3.85
TND12.170
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.79
OMR3.000
|
$4.81
TND15.210
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
OMR0.330
|
$0.67
TND2.110
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
$0.34
TND1.080
|
|
pay 5.1% less for groceries
|
Muscat
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
OMR0.450
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.01
OMR0.770
|
$4.85
TND15.350
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
OMR2.340
|
$1.72
TND5.440
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
OMR0.880
|
$1.55
TND4.910
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.12
OMR0.820
|
$2.71
TND8.570
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$0.86
TND2.730
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
OMR0.300
|
$1.86
TND5.890
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
OMR0.300
|
$0.50
TND1.590
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
OMR0.200
|
$0.31
TND0.980
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
$0.28
TND0.870
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$0.26
TND0.820
|
|
pay 14.3% less for transportation
|
Muscat
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
$3.06
TND9.680
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$62.34
OMR24.000
|
$11.22
TND35.490
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,858.86
OMR8,800.640
|
$38,454.35
TND121,687.950
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
$2.60
TND8.210
|
|
pay 58.6% less for housing
|
Muscat
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.80
OMR26.870
|
$22.62
TND71.580
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$609.46
OMR234.640
|
$254.97
TND806.840
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$409.71
OMR157.740
|
$174.18
TND551.200
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.57
OMR31.400
|
$39.70
TND125.640
|
|
pay 55.6% less for childcare
|
Muscat
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$188.90
OMR72.720
|
$97.37
TND308.120
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,697.81
OMR3,348.650
|
$3,244.15
TND10,266.040
|
|
pay 59.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Muscat
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
$1.84
TND5.830
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.85
OMR1.870
|
$0.97
TND3.070
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
OMR2.300
|
$3.20
TND10.140
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.34
OMR17.460
|
$30.98
TND98.030
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$4.81
TND15.210
|
|
pay 13.8% more for clothing
|
Muscat
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.16
OMR16.620
|
$46.18
TND146.130
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.38
OMR14.390
|
$53.28
TND168.600
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.28
OMR29.750
|
$92.44
TND292.520
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.48
OMR34.060
|
$76.23
TND241.240
|
|
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