Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 58.9% more expensive than Muscat.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Muscat
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$9.90
PLN40.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.79
OMR3.000
|
$8.66
PLN35.48
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
OMR0.330
|
$1.79
PLN7.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
$1.79
PLN7.33
|
|
pay 21.7% more for groceries
|
Muscat
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
OMR0.450
|
$1.09
PLN4.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.01
OMR0.770
|
$4.36
PLN17.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
OMR2.340
|
$3.80
PLN15.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
OMR0.880
|
$3.02
PLN12.39
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.12
OMR0.820
|
$2.54
PLN10.40
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$0.45
PLN1.86
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
OMR0.300
|
$0.75
PLN3.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
OMR0.300
|
$0.82
PLN3.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
OMR0.200
|
$1.39
PLN5.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
$0.41
PLN1.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$0.47
PLN1.92
|
|
pay 30.5% more for transportation
|
Muscat
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
$6.20
PLN25.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$62.34
OMR24.000
|
$27.22
PLN111.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,858.86
OMR8,800.640
|
$30,732.76
PLN125,903.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
$7.92
PLN32.44
|
|
pay 69.6% more for housing
|
Muscat
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.80
OMR26.870
|
$17.20
PLN70.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$609.46
OMR234.640
|
$1,070.18
PLN4,384.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$409.71
OMR157.740
|
$832.44
PLN3,410.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.57
OMR31.400
|
$224.46
PLN919.55
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Muscat
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$188.90
OMR72.720
|
$507.82
PLN2,080.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,697.81
OMR3,348.650
|
$12,579.90
PLN51,536.37
|
|
pay 27.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Muscat
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
$3.71
PLN15.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.85
OMR1.870
|
$3.66
PLN15.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
OMR2.300
|
$4.76
PLN19.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.34
OMR17.460
|
$42.25
PLN173.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$8.66
PLN35.48
|
|
pay 37.0% more for clothing
|
Muscat
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.16
OMR16.620
|
$89.45
PLN366.45
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.38
OMR14.390
|
$41.56
PLN170.24
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.28
OMR29.750
|
$88.32
PLN361.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.48
OMR34.060
|
$102.18
PLN418.58
|
|
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