Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 50.5% more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 16.9% more for restaurants
|
Rabat
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
MAD36.79
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MAD58.87
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD6.23
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
MAD3.68
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 55.5% more for groceries
|
Rabat
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
MAD5.00
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
MAD46.60
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.06
MAD29.99
|
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD17.57
|
$2.25
OMR0.870
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
MAD26.15
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
MAD6.35
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
MAD5.53
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD2.92
|
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MAD3.41
|
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MAD2.77
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.69
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 20.3% more for transportation
|
Rabat
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
MAD57.05
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.99
MAD245.28
|
$57.82
OMR22.260
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,988.52
MAD264,907.40
|
$22,866.53
OMR8,803.610
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.12
MAD79.67
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 85.2% more for housing
|
Rabat
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
MAD400.63
|
$73.59
OMR28.330
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.37
MAD4,047.62
|
$623.25
OMR239.950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.16
MAD2,563.44
|
$397.89
OMR153.190
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.04
MAD314.49
|
$82.34
OMR31.700
|
|
pay 98.2% more for childcare
|
Rabat
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.41
MAD1,329.11
|
$199.22
OMR76.700
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,362.57
MAD33,005.50
|
$8,387.63
OMR3,229.240
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Rabat
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
MAD39.25
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
MAD17.05
|
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
MAD38.26
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.24
MAD257.54
|
$43.07
OMR16.580
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
MAD63.77
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 23.0% less for clothing
|
Rabat
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
MAD629.70
|
$41.09
OMR15.820
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.23
MAD453.78
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.91
MAD921.79
|
$80.48
OMR30.980
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
MAD986.93
|
$80.67
OMR31.060
|
|
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