Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 26.9% more expensive than Roseau.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Roseau, you would:
pay 35.7% less for restaurants
|
Roseau
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.66
EC$18.00
|
$7.79
OMR3.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
EC$4.62
|
$0.84
OMR0.330
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 46.1% less for groceries
|
Roseau
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.47
EC$6.67
|
$1.17
OMR0.450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$2.01
OMR0.770
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.24
EC$38.49
|
$6.07
OMR2.340
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.18
EC$14.00
|
$2.30
OMR0.880
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.69
EC$12.66
|
$2.12
OMR0.820
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.71
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
EC$2.77
|
$0.79
OMR0.300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.12
EC$5.74
|
$0.77
OMR0.300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.50
|
$0.52
OMR0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
EC$3.75
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 14.6% less for transportation
|
Roseau
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.25
EC$87.16
|
$62.34
OMR24.000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,254.25
EC$89,871.27
|
$22,858.86
OMR8,800.640
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 54.0% more for housing
|
Roseau
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.74
EC$153.33
|
$69.80
OMR26.870
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$283.68
EC$766.67
|
$609.46
OMR234.640
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.51
EC$550.00
|
$409.71
OMR157.740
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.28
EC$287.22
|
$81.57
OMR31.400
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Roseau
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$188.90
OMR72.720
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$8,697.81
OMR3,348.650
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Roseau
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.10
EC$8.38
|
$4.85
OMR1.870
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$5.97
OMR2.300
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.17
EC$116.67
|
$45.34
OMR17.460
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
pay 18.8% less for clothing
|
Roseau
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$43.16
OMR16.620
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$37.38
OMR14.390
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$77.28
OMR29.750
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
$88.48
OMR34.060
|
|
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