Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 8.8% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 13.5% less for restaurants
|
Tokyo
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
¥1,005
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.21
¥804
|
$7.79
OMR3.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
¥172
|
$0.84
OMR0.330
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
¥115
|
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 44.1% less for groceries
|
Tokyo
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
¥252
|
$1.17
OMR0.450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.01
¥1,082
|
$2.01
OMR0.770
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
¥909
|
$6.07
OMR2.340
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
¥322
|
$2.30
OMR0.880
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
¥504
|
$2.12
OMR0.820
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
¥367
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
¥164
|
$0.79
OMR0.300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
¥409
|
$0.77
OMR0.300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
¥373
|
$0.52
OMR0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
¥199
|
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥195
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 24.9% less for transportation
|
Tokyo
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
¥682
|
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$58.62
¥9,047
|
$62.34
OMR24.000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,767.76
¥3,359,528
|
$22,858.86
OMR8,800.640
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.88
¥4,302
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 1.2% more for housing
|
Tokyo
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.86
¥4,917
|
$69.80
OMR26.870
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,120.28
¥172,898
|
$609.46
OMR234.640
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$582.98
¥89,974
|
$409.71
OMR157.740
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.03
¥20,686
|
$81.57
OMR31.400
|
|
pay 52.3% less for childcare
|
Tokyo
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$533.29
¥82,306
|
$188.90
OMR72.720
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,506.96
¥2,238,932
|
$8,697.81
OMR3,348.650
|
|
pay 69.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tokyo
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
¥503
|
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
¥525
|
$4.85
OMR1.870
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.91
¥603
|
$5.97
OMR2.300
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.16
¥10,365
|
$45.34
OMR17.460
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.38
¥1,910
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
pay 3.0% more for clothing
|
Tokyo
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.60
¥8,118
|
$43.16
OMR16.620
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.87
¥5,690
|
$37.38
OMR14.390
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.41
¥9,787
|
$77.28
OMR29.750
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
¥12,793
|
$88.48
OMR34.060
|
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