Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 3.9 times more expensive than Nuku'alofa.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:
pay 54.9% less for restaurants
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.40
TOP20.14
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
TOP25.18
|
$7.79
OMR3.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
TOP6.38
|
$0.84
OMR0.330
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
TOP5.71
|
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 38.2% less for groceries
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Muscat
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
TOP2.52
|
$1.17
OMR0.450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.55
TOP10.91
|
$2.01
OMR0.770
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
TOP14.36
|
$6.07
OMR2.340
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.15
TOP12.35
|
$2.30
OMR0.880
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TOP6.47
|
$2.12
OMR0.820
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.05
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.05
|
$0.79
OMR0.300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.33
TOP3.20
|
$0.77
OMR0.300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TOP4.11
|
$0.52
OMR0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
TOP3.50
|
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
TOP2.89
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 48.4% more for transportation
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
TOP13.34
|
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.01
TOP100.71
|
$62.34
OMR24.000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,881.34
TOP14,099.81
|
$22,858.86
OMR8,800.640
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$69.32
TOP166.18
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 44.1% less for housing
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.03
TOP302.14
|
$69.80
OMR26.870
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$609.46
OMR234.640
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$409.71
OMR157.740
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.56
TOP346.57
|
$81.57
OMR31.400
|
|
pay 17.8 times more for childcare
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$159.64
TOP382.71
|
$188.90
OMR72.720
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$252.06
TOP604.28
|
$8,697.81
OMR3,348.650
|
|
pay 55.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
TOP8.06
|
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
TOP7.05
|
$4.85
OMR1.870
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.29
TOP24.67
|
$5.97
OMR2.300
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.51
TOP75.53
|
$45.34
OMR17.460
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$42.01
TOP100.71
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for clothing
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.20
TOP10.07
|
$43.16
OMR16.620
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.85
TOP42.80
|
$37.38
OMR14.390
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.00
TOP50.36
|
$77.28
OMR29.750
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.41
TOP70.50
|
$88.48
OMR34.060
|
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