Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 3.7 times more expensive than Tripoli.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Tripoli, you would:
pay 87.2% more for restaurants
|
Tripoli
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.63
LYD27.600
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.10
LYD20.070
|
$7.79
OMR3.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
LYD2.470
|
$0.84
OMR0.330
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.10
LYD0.500
|
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 74.5% more for groceries
|
Tripoli
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.27
LYD1.310
|
$1.17
OMR0.450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
LYD12.610
|
$2.01
OMR0.770
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
LYD19.820
|
$6.07
OMR2.340
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
LYD7.240
|
$2.30
OMR0.880
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
LYD7.780
|
$2.12
OMR0.820
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LYD4.320
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
LYD2.800
|
$0.79
OMR0.300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.36
LYD1.750
|
$0.77
OMR0.300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
LYD1.210
|
$0.52
OMR0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
LYD1.580
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for transportation
|
Tripoli
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.74
LYD111.410
|
$62.34
OMR24.000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,851.83
LYD72,755.750
|
$22,858.86
OMR8,800.640
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.32
LYD45.660
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Tripoli
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.49
LYD100.350
|
$69.80
OMR26.870
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$210.71
LYD1,032.200
|
$609.46
OMR234.640
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.23
LYD637.960
|
$409.71
OMR157.740
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.36
LYD129.140
|
$81.57
OMR31.400
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
|
Tripoli
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.27
LYD354.020
|
$188.90
OMR72.720
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,170.59
LYD5,734.440
|
$8,697.81
OMR3,348.650
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tripoli
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.72
LYD3.510
|
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.60
LYD2.930
|
$4.85
OMR1.870
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.15
LYD10.540
|
$5.97
OMR2.300
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.63
LYD130.460
|
$45.34
OMR17.460
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.12
LYD25.090
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
pay 29.1% more for clothing
|
Tripoli
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.22
LYD148.020
|
$43.16
OMR16.620
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
LYD194.350
|
$37.38
OMR14.390
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.09
LYD255.180
|
$77.28
OMR29.750
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.60
LYD331.160
|
$88.48
OMR34.060
|
|
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