Cost of living comparison
Oman is 83.8% more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Oman instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 30.1% more for restaurants
Kenya
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.08
KES404.55
|
$5.07
OMR1.950
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
KES758.35
|
$8.73
OMR3.360
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
KES79.33
|
$0.84
OMR0.320
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
KES62.50
|
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 50.4% more for groceries
Kenya
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
KES66.10
|
$1.06
OMR0.410
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
KES562.45
|
$3.28
OMR1.260
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.86
KES375.95
|
$7.47
OMR2.870
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
KES213.03
|
$2.47
OMR0.950
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
KES304.43
|
$2.42
OMR0.930
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
KES132.75
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.55
|
$0.68
OMR0.260
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
KES79.19
|
$0.88
OMR0.340
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES43.81
|
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
KES38.33
|
$0.48
OMR0.180
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES49.78
|
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
|
pay 18.3% more for transportation
Kenya
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
KES740.79
|
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.59
KES4,413.17
|
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,982.90
KES2,231,224.78
|
$21,515.49
OMR8,279.610
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.89
KES1,168.59
|
$11.82
OMR4.550
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Kenya
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
KES5,153.20
|
$77.29
OMR29.740
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$184.65
KES24,260.10
|
$406.19
OMR156.310
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.87
KES14,828.63
|
$280.28
OMR107.860
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.03
KES2,631.70
|
$77.32
OMR29.760
|
|
pay 40.0% more for childcare
Kenya
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.67
KES15,853.74
|
$193.44
OMR74.440
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,188.65
KES813,068.55
|
$7,403.00
OMR2,848.830
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.94
KES255.39
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.12
KES279.03
|
$4.20
OMR1.620
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
KES349.85
|
$5.87
OMR2.260
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.22
KES3,970.88
|
$55.45
OMR21.340
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.77
KES758.72
|
$9.66
OMR3.720
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Kenya
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.35
KES1,754.13
|
$40.42
OMR15.550
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.55
KES2,700.48
|
$36.69
OMR14.120
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.06
KES3,949.14
|
$76.70
OMR29.510
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.30
KES5,163.57
|
$63.28
OMR24.350
|
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