Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 3.0 times more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 25.0% more for restaurants
|
Tehran
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR169,000
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
IRR211,250
|
$7.79
OMR3.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
IRR19,178
|
$0.84
OMR0.330
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
IRR45,839
|
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 74.8% more for groceries
|
Tehran
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
IRR22,602
|
$1.17
OMR0.450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.83
IRR77,272
|
$2.01
OMR0.770
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.32
IRR98,152
|
$6.07
OMR2.340
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
IRR53,272
|
$2.30
OMR0.880
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.84
IRR77,906
|
$2.12
OMR0.820
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IRR19,293
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
IRR29,604
|
$0.79
OMR0.300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
IRR17,831
|
$0.77
OMR0.300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
IRR13,390
|
$0.52
OMR0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,238
|
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR11,130
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Tehran
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.76
IRR116,458
|
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
IRR422,500
|
$62.34
OMR24.000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$90,000.00
IRR3,802,500,000
|
$22,858.86
OMR8,800.070
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,525
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
|
Tehran
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.79
IRR286,962
|
$69.80
OMR26.870
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.72
IRR20,690,640
|
$609.46
OMR234.630
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.71
IRR14,352,610
|
$409.71
OMR157.730
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.89
IRR502,342
|
$81.57
OMR31.400
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Tehran
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.20
IRR5,205,200
|
$188.90
OMR72.720
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,753.32
IRR74,077,693
|
$8,697.81
OMR3,348.430
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tehran
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.80
IRR33,800
|
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
IRR63,638
|
$4.85
OMR1.870
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,625
|
$5.97
OMR2.300
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
IRR812,478
|
$45.34
OMR17.450
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,375
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
pay 8.8% more for clothing
|
Tehran
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.21
IRR1,529,668
|
$43.16
OMR16.620
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.96
IRR1,181,502
|
$37.38
OMR14.390
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$138.01
IRR5,830,759
|
$77.28
OMR29.750
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.09
IRR2,961,404
|
$88.48
OMR34.060
|
|
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