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Muscat vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) Cost of Living Summary

Muscat is 16.0% more expensive than Jeddah (Jiddah).

Restaurants: pay 14.7% more in Muscat
Groceries: pay 1.3% less in Muscat
Transportation: pay 2.0% more in Muscat
Housing: pay 0.5% more in Muscat
Childcare: pay 8.3% more in Muscat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 95.0% more in Muscat
Clothing: pay 6.9% less in Muscat

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

Muscat vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Muscat instead of Jeddah (Jiddah), you would:

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pay 14.7% more for restaurants

	Jeddah (Jiddah)	Muscat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.67 SAR25.00	$5.20 OMR2.000	-22.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 SAR30.00	$7.80 OMR3.000	-2.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 SAR2.75	$1.15 OMR0.440	+56.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 SAR0.94	$0.32 OMR0.120	+26.9%
Average			+14.7%

Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Muscat - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.3% less for groceries

	Jeddah (Jiddah)	Muscat
Bread 1 loaf	$0.99 SAR3.72	$1.24 OMR0.480	+25.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.45 SAR12.92	$1.93 OMR0.740	-44.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.40 SAR24.02	$7.45 OMR2.870	+16.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.63 SAR9.87	$2.60 OMR1.000	-1.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.43 SAR12.85	$2.65 OMR1.020	-22.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 SAR3.75	$1.26 OMR0.490	+26.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 SAR2.76	$0.79 OMR0.310	+7.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 SAR2.65	$0.91 OMR0.350	+29.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 SAR2.72	$0.54 OMR0.210	-25.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 SAR2.15	$0.47 OMR0.180	-18.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 SAR2.12	$0.53 OMR0.200	-6.2%
Average			-1.3%

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pay 2.0% more for transportation

	Jeddah (Jiddah)	Muscat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.31 SAR8.67	$2.34 OMR0.900	+1.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$38.66 SAR145.02	$65.02 OMR25.040	+68.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,862.21 SAR120K	$22,757.06 OMR8,764.090	-28.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.60 SAR51.01	$9.10 OMR3.510	-33.1%
Average			+2.0%

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pay 0.5% more for housing

	Jeddah (Jiddah)	Muscat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$69.39 SAR260.28	$68.79 OMR26.490	-0.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$541.77 SAR2,032.23	$612.96 OMR236.060	+13.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$442.03 SAR1,658.09	$395.21 OMR152.200	-10.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$84.64 SAR317.49	$84.88 OMR32.690	+0.3%
Average			+0.5%

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pay 8.3% more for childcare

	Jeddah (Jiddah)	Muscat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$400.54 SAR1,502.45	$198.66 OMR76.510	-50.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,570.93 SAR24,648.16	$10,973.98 OMR4,226.240	+67.0%
Average			+8.3%

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pay 95.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Jeddah (Jiddah)	Muscat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.13 SAR8.00	$13.00 OMR5.010	+509.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.69 SAR13.83	$4.77 OMR1.840	+29.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.67 SAR25.00	$6.50 OMR2.500	-2.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$85.45 SAR320.52	$51.56 OMR19.860	-39.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.33 SAR50.01	$10.40 OMR4.010	-22.0%
Average			+95.0%

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pay 6.9% less for clothing

	Jeddah (Jiddah)	Muscat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.33 SAR215.03	$59.30 OMR22.840	+3.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.64 SAR208.70	$41.90 OMR16.140	-24.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.82 SAR355.68	$82.36 OMR31.720	-13.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.10 SAR326.72	$93.05 OMR35.840	+6.8%
Average			-6.9%

Jeddah (Jiddah) 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: February 2026

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