Cost of living comparison

Tashkent, Uzbekistan

compared to

Muscat, Oman

Muscat vs. Tashkent Cost of Living Summary

Muscat is 94.5% more expensive than Tashkent.

Restaurants: pay 42.4% more in Muscat
Groceries: pay 44.1% more in Muscat
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in Muscat
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Muscat
Childcare: pay 22.0% less in Muscat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.0 times more in Muscat
Clothing: pay 27.6% less in Muscat

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, groceries, and restaurants in Muscat are more expensive than in Tashkent. Expenses including clothing and childcare are lower in Muscat. Notably, entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing are significantly more expensive in Muscat.

Muscat vs. Tashkent Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Muscat instead of Tashkent, you would:

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pay 42.4% more for restaurants

	Tashkent	Muscat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.03 UZS65,095.51	$5.20 OMR2.000	+3.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.00 UZS51,800.00	$7.79 OMR3.000	+94.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 UZS7,414.70	$0.84 OMR0.330	+47.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 UZS3,205.76	$0.31 OMR0.120	+23.8%
Average			+42.4%

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pay 44.1% more for groceries

	Tashkent	Muscat
Bread 1 loaf	$0.49 UZS6,322.78	$1.17 OMR0.450	+140.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.58 UZS46,298.63	$2.01 OMR0.770	-43.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.13 UZS53,526.77	$6.07 OMR2.340	+46.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 UZS21,765.41	$2.30 OMR0.880	+36.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.75 UZS22,699.08	$2.12 OMR0.820	+21.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 UZS7,906.74	$1.07 OMR0.410	+76.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 UZS9,939.20	$0.79 OMR0.300	+2.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 UZS12,541.74	$0.77 OMR0.300	-20.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 UZS8,381.52	$0.52 OMR0.200	-19.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 UZS2,785.41	$0.43 OMR0.170	+101.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 UZS2,242.78	$0.42 OMR0.160	+144.1%
Average			+44.1%

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Tashkent	Muscat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.69 UZS47,794.48	$2.33 OMR0.900	-36.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.71 UZS138,759.25	$62.34 OMR24.000	+481.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,484.77 UZS239,377,747.29	$22,858.86 OMR8,800.660	+23.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.02 UZS39,173.75	$10.13 OMR3.900	+234.9%
Average			+175.9%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Tashkent	Muscat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.73 UZS164,850.76	$69.80 OMR26.870	+448.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$656.57 UZS8,502,633.31	$609.46 OMR234.640	-7.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$415.70 UZS5,383,331.95	$409.71 OMR157.740	-1.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.91 UZS413,214.76	$81.57 OMR31.400	+155.6%
Average			+148.8%

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pay 22.0% less for childcare

	Tashkent	Muscat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.58 UZS3,801,892.64	$188.90 OMR72.720	-35.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,476.32 UZS122,718,401.83	$8,697.81 OMR3,348.650	-8.2%
Average			-22.0%

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pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Tashkent	Muscat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.17 UZS15,101.77	$12.99 OMR5.000	+1013.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.72 UZS22,336.80	$4.85 OMR1.870	+181.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 UZS25,900.00	$5.97 OMR2.300	+198.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.19 UZS611,124.09	$45.34 OMR17.460	-3.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 UZS64,750.00	$10.39 OMR4.000	+107.8%
Average			+299.6%

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pay 27.6% less for clothing

	Tashkent	Muscat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.56 UZS693,540.51	$43.16 OMR16.620	-19.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.31 UZS716,313.67	$37.38 OMR14.390	-32.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.15 UZS1,322,863.47	$77.28 OMR29.750	-24.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.71 UZS1,744,510.54	$88.48 OMR34.070	-34.3%
Average			-27.6%

Tashkent vs. Muscat - Cost of clothing

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