Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 46.7% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 29.3% more for restaurants
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
MYR16.15
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.38
|
$6.75
OMR2.600
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.20
|
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
MYR2.00
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 4.4% more for groceries
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
MYR3.92
|
$1.19
OMR0.460
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
MYR25.43
|
$3.24
OMR1.250
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
MYR31.29
|
$6.60
OMR2.540
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
MYR8.68
|
$2.70
OMR1.040
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
MYR8.79
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.89
|
$1.05
OMR0.410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MYR3.17
|
$0.83
OMR0.320
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.91
|
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
MYR3.12
|
$0.56
OMR0.210
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MYR2.18
|
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
MYR8.49
|
$2.39
OMR0.920
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR53.83
|
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
MYR172,246.20
|
$23,377.84
OMR8,998.990
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR48.44
|
$10.91
OMR4.200
|
|
pay 91.8% more for housing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
MYR127.12
|
$78.63
OMR30.270
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
MYR2,299.88
|
$651.55
OMR250.810
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
MYR1,388.17
|
$443.94
OMR170.890
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
MYR191.62
|
$76.03
OMR29.270
|
|
pay 16.5% less for childcare
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
MYR1,197.11
|
$179.50
OMR69.090
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
MYR36,903.75
|
$7,468.07
OMR2,874.740
|
|
pay 78.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Muscat
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
MYR18.30
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MYR13.44
|
$4.76
OMR1.830
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.38
|
$6.23
OMR2.400
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
MYR207.77
|
$44.76
OMR17.230
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
MYR21.53
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 20.4% more for clothing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
MYR229.59
|
$52.26
OMR20.120
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
MYR144.84
|
$37.66
OMR14.500
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
MYR322.22
|
$89.55
OMR34.470
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
MYR345.78
|
$86.58
OMR33.330
|
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