Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 42.8% more expensive than Sarajevo.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Sarajevo, you would:
pay 26.8% less for restaurants
|
Sarajevo
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.48
BAM10.27
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.58
BAM12.33
|
$7.79
OMR3.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
BAM3.27
|
$0.84
OMR0.330
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
BAM1.86
|
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 2.0% more for groceries
|
Sarajevo
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
BAM1.89
|
$1.17
OMR0.450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.10
BAM7.69
|
$2.01
OMR0.770
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.87
BAM9.13
|
$6.07
OMR2.340
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
BAM5.05
|
$2.30
OMR0.880
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
BAM5.96
|
$2.12
OMR0.820
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
BAM0.97
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
BAM1.47
|
$0.79
OMR0.300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
BAM1.30
|
$0.77
OMR0.300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
BAM1.63
|
$0.52
OMR0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
BAM0.79
|
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
BAM0.81
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 17.4% more for transportation
|
Sarajevo
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.59
BAM10.48
|
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.46
BAM55.23
|
$62.34
OMR24.000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,761.68
BAM48,291.28
|
$22,858.86
OMR8,800.070
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.95
BAM14.90
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 56.8% more for housing
|
Sarajevo
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.02
BAM54.39
|
$69.80
OMR26.870
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$367.49
BAM688.87
|
$609.46
OMR234.630
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$255.37
BAM478.71
|
$409.71
OMR157.730
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.96
BAM252.99
|
$81.57
OMR31.400
|
|
pay 90.4% more for childcare
|
Sarajevo
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.48
BAM394.55
|
$188.90
OMR72.720
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,987.26
BAM5,599.73
|
$8,697.81
OMR3,348.430
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sarajevo
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
BAM4.11
|
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
BAM3.43
|
$4.85
OMR1.870
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
BAM6.37
|
$5.97
OMR2.300
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.73
BAM61.35
|
$45.34
OMR17.450
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
BAM10.27
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
pay 12.4% less for clothing
|
Sarajevo
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.27
BAM172.96
|
$43.16
OMR16.620
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.94
BAM58.00
|
$37.38
OMR14.390
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.31
BAM163.66
|
$77.28
OMR29.750
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.79
BAM175.81
|
$88.48
OMR34.060
|
|
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