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Muscat vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Muscat is 4.0% more expensive than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 36.8% less in Muscat
Groceries: pay 8.7% more in Muscat
Transportation: pay 32.6% less in Muscat
Housing: pay 5.3% more in Muscat
Childcare: pay 16.1% more in Muscat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 81.4% more in Muscat
Clothing: pay 14.4% less in Muscat

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

Muscat vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.8% less for restaurants

	Beirut	Muscat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.82 LBP966,418	$5.20 OMR2.000	-51.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 LBP714,522	$7.80 OMR3.000	-2.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 LBP156,798	$1.15 OMR0.440	-34.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LBP68,103	$0.32 OMR0.120	-58.1%
Average			-36.8%

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pay 8.7% more for groceries

	Beirut	Muscat
Bread 1 loaf	$0.75 LBP66,834	$1.24 OMR0.480	+65.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.06 LBP452,159	$1.93 OMR0.740	-62.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 LBP553,696	$7.45 OMR2.860	+20.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 LBP272,561	$2.60 OMR1.000	-14.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.28 LBP382,621	$2.65 OMR1.020	-38.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 LBP81,735	$1.26 OMR0.490	+37.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 LBP59,250	$0.79 OMR0.300	+19.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 LBP53,814	$0.91 OMR0.350	+51.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 LBP45,143	$0.54 OMR0.210	+7.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 LBP37,170	$0.47 OMR0.180	+12.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 LBP49,194	$0.53 OMR0.200	-3.6%
Average			+8.7%

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pay 32.6% less for transportation

	Beirut	Muscat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.51 LBP313,128	$2.34 OMR0.900	-33.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	$65.02 OMR25.000	-10.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 LBP3,126,035,607	$22,757.06 OMR8,750.090	-35.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.00 LBP1,696,991	$9.10 OMR3.500	-52.1%
Average			-32.6%

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pay 5.3% more for housing

	Beirut	Muscat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	$68.79 OMR26.450	+81.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$842.31 LBP75,230,967	$612.96 OMR235.680	-27.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$372.22 LBP33,245,141	$395.21 OMR151.960	+6.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	$84.88 OMR32.640	-39.1%
Average			+5.3%

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pay 16.1% more for childcare

	Beirut	Muscat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$362.50 LBP32,376,797	$198.66 OMR76.390	-45.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,187.50 LBP552,638,438	$10,973.98 OMR4,219.490	+77.4%
Average			+16.1%

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pay 81.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Muscat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LBP357,261	$13.00 OMR5.000	+225.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.28 LBP293,366	$4.77 OMR1.840	+45.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.55 LBP227,754	$6.50 OMR2.500	+155.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.33 LBP5,924,582	$51.56 OMR19.820	-22.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 LBP893,153	$10.40 OMR4.000	+4.0%
Average			+81.4%

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pay 14.4% less for clothing

	Beirut	Muscat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.38 LBP5,303,096	$59.30 OMR22.800	-0.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	$41.90 OMR16.110	-16.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.56 LBP10,767,456	$82.36 OMR31.670	-31.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.86 LBP9,186,717	$93.05 OMR35.780	-9.5%
Average			-14.4%

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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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