Cost of living comparison

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Muscat vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Muscat is 23.2% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 33.5% more in Muscat
Groceries: pay 9.7% less in Muscat
Transportation: pay 8.9% less in Muscat
Housing: pay 86.0% more in Muscat
Childcare: pay 42.6% less in Muscat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Muscat
Clothing: pay 2.1% less in Muscat

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants in Muscat are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including childcare, groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in Muscat. Notably, entertainment and sports and housing are significantly more expensive in Muscat.

Muscat vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Muscat instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 33.5% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Muscat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB99.13	$5.20 OMR2.000	+67.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB198.27	$7.80 OMR3.000	+25.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.31	$1.15 OMR0.440	+44.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.66	$0.32 OMR0.120	-4.2%
Average			+33.5%

Bangkok vs. Muscat - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.7% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Muscat
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB46.04	$1.24 OMR0.480	-13.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB271.92	$1.93 OMR0.740	-77.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB231.14	$7.45 OMR2.860	+3.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB73.03	$2.60 OMR1.000	+13.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB44.12	$2.65 OMR1.020	+91.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.86	$1.26 OMR0.490	-20.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB26.11	$0.79 OMR0.300	-2.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.72	$0.91 OMR0.350	-11.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.27	$0.54 OMR0.210	-36.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB23.03	$0.47 OMR0.180	-35.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.76	$0.53 OMR0.200	-18.2%
Average			-9.7%

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pay 8.9% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Muscat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB150.03	$2.34 OMR0.900	-50.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,189.60	$65.02 OMR25.000	+74.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,189,604.53	$22,757.06 OMR8,750.090	-38.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB371.75	$9.10 OMR3.500	-21.7%
Average			-8.9%

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pay 86.0% more for housing

	Bangkok	Muscat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB540.54	$68.79 OMR26.450	+306.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,583.67	$612.96 OMR235.680	-9.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,294.25	$395.21 OMR151.960	+22.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,196.14	$84.88 OMR32.640	+23.6%
Average			+86.0%

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pay 42.6% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Muscat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,483.59	$198.66 OMR76.390	-67.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB426,725.56	$10,973.98 OMR4,219.490	-17.8%
Average			-42.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Muscat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB89.22	$13.00 OMR5.000	+366.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB81.22	$4.77 OMR1.840	+87.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB140.52	$6.50 OMR2.500	+47.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,631.73	$51.56 OMR19.820	+1.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB257.75	$10.40 OMR4.000	+29.1%
Average			+106.4%

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pay 2.1% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Muscat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,880.18	$59.30 OMR22.800	+0.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,216.03	$41.90 OMR16.110	+10.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,332.78	$82.36 OMR31.670	-21.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,924.44	$93.05 OMR35.780	+1.7%
Average			-2.1%

Bangkok vs. Muscat - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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