Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 28.7% cheaper than San Juan.
If you lived in Muscat instead of San Juan, you would:
pay 58.7% less for restaurants
|
San Juan
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.12
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 54.1% less for groceries
|
San Juan
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.56
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.23
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.93
|
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.52
|
$2.25
OMR0.870
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
|
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.13
|
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 19.7% less for transportation
|
San Juan
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
|
$57.82
OMR22.260
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,500.00
|
$22,866.53
OMR8,803.610
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.00
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 45.4% less for housing
|
San Juan
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.54
|
$73.59
OMR28.330
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,883.33
|
$623.25
OMR239.950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$877.00
|
$397.89
OMR153.190
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$242.45
|
$82.34
OMR31.700
|
|
pay 38.5% less for childcare
|
San Juan
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$471.43
|
$199.22
OMR76.700
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,400.00
|
$8,387.63
OMR3,229.240
|
|
pay 33.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
San Juan
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.50
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
|
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.57
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.75
|
$43.07
OMR16.580
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.50
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 18.4% less for clothing
|
San Juan
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
|
$41.09
OMR15.820
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.00
|
$80.48
OMR30.980
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.71
|
$80.67
OMR31.060
|
|
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