Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 2.0 times more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 3.1% less for restaurants
Kiev
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
UAH306.74
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
UAH255.61
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.10
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.60
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 34.1% more for groceries
Kiev
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
UAH29.60
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
UAH174.05
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
UAH157.12
|
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
UAH72.06
|
$2.25
OMR0.870
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
UAH79.88
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH13.91
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
UAH25.76
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
UAH28.60
|
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
UAH37.93
|
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.39
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UAH15.17
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Kiev
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.16
UAH208.94
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.66
UAH391.09
|
$57.82
OMR22.260
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,944.11
UAH1,252,502.23
|
$22,866.53
OMR8,803.130
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.19
UAH169.73
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Kiev
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.82
UAH235.38
|
$73.59
OMR28.330
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$558.46
UAH22,604.53
|
$623.25
OMR239.940
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.98
UAH13,194.37
|
$397.89
OMR153.180
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.04
UAH2,916.07
|
$82.34
OMR31.700
|
|
pay 11.7% less for childcare
Kiev
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$365.07
UAH14,776.85
|
$199.22
OMR76.690
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,874.47
UAH278,252.83
|
$8,387.63
OMR3,229.060
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Kiev
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.26
UAH51.12
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
UAH54.27
|
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.27
UAH92.02
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,083.52
|
$43.07
OMR16.580
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
UAH204.49
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 16.1% less for clothing
Kiev
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.25
UAH2,802.85
|
$41.09
OMR15.820
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.51
UAH1,477.91
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.23
UAH3,530.86
|
$80.48
OMR30.980
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.45
UAH3,823.08
|
$80.67
OMR31.060
|
|
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