Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 41.3% cheaper than Oman.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Oman, you would:
pay 22.6% less for restaurants
Oman
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.34
OMR1.670
|
$3.01
KES395.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.03
OMR2.710
|
$3.91
KES513.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
$0.49
KES64.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
OMR0.140
|
$0.45
KES59.08
|
|
pay 30.8% less for groceries
Oman
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
OMR0.390
|
$0.43
KES56.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
OMR1.260
|
$3.28
KES431.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.90
OMR2.650
|
$2.60
KES341.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
OMR1.090
|
$1.43
KES187.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
$2.25
KES295.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
OMR0.370
|
$0.58
KES75.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
OMR0.230
|
$0.44
KES58.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
$0.65
KES84.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$0.37
KES48.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
$0.26
KES34.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
OMR0.160
|
$0.33
KES43.05
|
|
pay 11.4% less for transportation
Oman
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
$3.88
KES510.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.94
OMR24.990
|
$32.60
KES4,282.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,624.45
OMR7,936.720
|
$9,571.02
KES1,257,446.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
OMR4.460
|
$9.76
KES1,282.82
|
|
pay 70.2% less for housing
Oman
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.03
OMR30.030
|
$31.67
KES4,160.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$514.91
OMR198.150
|
$146.91
KES19,300.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$386.68
OMR148.800
|
$108.62
KES14,269.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.04
OMR28.110
|
$16.25
KES2,134.79
|
|
pay 23.9% less for childcare
Oman
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.74
OMR63.010
|
$127.01
KES16,686.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,015.93
OMR2,699.880
|
$5,225.46
KES686,524.08
|
|
pay 62.9% less for entertainment and sports
Oman
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.25
OMR3.560
|
$1.77
KES232.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
OMR1.440
|
$1.34
KES176.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
OMR2.170
|
$1.76
KES231.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.34
OMR29.760
|
$32.78
KES4,306.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
OMR3.260
|
$4.82
KES632.82
|
|
pay 67.0% less for clothing
Oman
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.62
OMR19.860
|
$11.94
KES1,568.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.76
OMR17.990
|
$19.76
KES2,596.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.82
OMR32.260
|
$25.82
KES3,392.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.32
OMR28.600
|
$26.69
KES3,506.93
|
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