Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 39.1% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Paris, you would:
pay 69.0% less for restaurants
|
Paris
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.41
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.33
|
$7.79
OMR3.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.09
€3.92
|
$0.84
OMR0.330
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
€2.84
|
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 48.4% less for groceries
|
Paris
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.92
|
$1.17
OMR0.450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.23
€10.77
|
$2.01
OMR0.770
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
€5.18
|
$6.07
OMR2.340
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
€4.65
|
$2.30
OMR0.880
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.32
€6.06
|
$2.12
OMR0.820
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.52
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.01
|
$0.79
OMR0.300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.44
|
$0.77
OMR0.300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
€1.70
|
$0.52
OMR0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.06
|
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.16
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 47.9% less for transportation
|
Paris
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
€7.34
|
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$92.60
€88.78
|
$62.34
OMR24.000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,688.77
€31,341.11
|
$22,858.86
OMR8,800.070
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.84
€23.82
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 16.5% less for housing
|
Paris
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.65
€32.27
|
$69.80
OMR26.870
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,367.25
€1,310.88
|
$609.46
OMR234.630
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,057.37
€1,013.78
|
$409.71
OMR157.730
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.37
€180.60
|
$81.57
OMR31.400
|
|
pay 60.2% less for childcare
|
Paris
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$756.26
€725.08
|
$188.90
OMR72.720
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,942.48
€15,285.22
|
$8,697.81
OMR3,348.430
|
|
pay 5.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paris
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€7.19
|
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
€4.14
|
$4.85
OMR1.870
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.84
|
$5.97
OMR2.300
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€34.98
|
$45.34
OMR17.450
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.36
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
pay 37.4% less for clothing
|
Paris
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.81
€99.53
|
$43.16
OMR16.620
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.57
€44.65
|
$37.38
OMR14.390
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.54
€106.94
|
$77.28
OMR29.750
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.98
€142.83
|
$88.48
OMR34.060
|
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