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
UAH299.67
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
UAH249.73
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH24.53
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.22
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 34.1% more for groceries
Kiev
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
UAH28.92
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
UAH170.04
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
UAH153.50
|
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
UAH70.40
|
$2.25
OMR0.860
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
UAH78.04
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH13.59
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
UAH25.17
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
UAH27.95
|
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
UAH37.06
|
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.13
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UAH14.82
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Kiev
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.16
UAH204.12
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.66
UAH382.08
|
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,944.11
UAH1,223,661.39
|
$22,866.53
OMR8,799.520
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.19
UAH165.82
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Kiev
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.82
UAH229.96
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$558.46
UAH22,084.03
|
$623.25
OMR239.840
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.98
UAH12,890.55
|
$397.89
OMR153.120
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.04
UAH2,848.93
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
|
pay 11.7% less for childcare
Kiev
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$365.07
UAH14,436.59
|
$199.22
OMR76.660
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,874.47
UAH271,845.62
|
$8,387.63
OMR3,227.740
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Kiev
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.26
UAH49.95
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
UAH53.02
|
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.27
UAH89.90
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,058.57
|
$43.07
OMR16.570
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
UAH199.78
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 16.1% less for clothing
Kiev
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.25
UAH2,738.31
|
$41.09
OMR15.810
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.51
UAH1,443.88
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.23
UAH3,449.56
|
$80.48
OMR30.970
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.45
UAH3,735.04
|
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
|
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