Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 13.9% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 0.3% more for restaurants
Kuwait City
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.14
KWD2.500
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.16
KWD2.200
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
KWD0.170
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 4.4% less for groceries
Kuwait City
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
KWD0.290
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.53
KWD0.780
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
KWD1.810
|
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$2.25
OMR0.860
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
KWD0.840
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
KWD0.330
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KWD0.260
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
KWD0.210
|
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 10.4% more for transportation
Kuwait City
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.27
KWD0.390
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.19
KWD14.470
|
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,783.27
KWD6,986.060
|
$22,866.53
OMR8,800.320
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.29
KWD8.980
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 44.7% more for housing
Kuwait City
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.44
KWD8.720
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$930.70
KWD285.380
|
$623.25
OMR239.860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$702.87
KWD215.520
|
$397.89
OMR153.130
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.98
KWD12.870
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
|
pay 19.8% less for childcare
Kuwait City
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$560.24
KWD171.790
|
$199.22
OMR76.670
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,716.63
KWD2,059.530
|
$8,387.63
OMR3,228.030
|
|
pay 84.6% more for entertainment and sports
Kuwait City
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.60
KWD1.720
|
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.17
KWD0.970
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.57
KWD38.200
|
$43.07
OMR16.570
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.39
KWD3.490
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 18.4% less for clothing
Kuwait City
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.57
KWD13.970
|
$41.09
OMR15.810
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.69
KWD17.380
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
KWD29.120
|
$80.48
OMR30.970
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.63
KWD28.100
|
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
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