Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 12.9% cheaper than Muscat.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 13.4% more for restaurants
Muscat
|
Kiev
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$8.16
UAH323.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.75
OMR2.600
|
$4.15
UAH164.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
$0.62
UAH24.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
$0.49
UAH19.60
|
|
pay 20.0% less for groceries
Muscat
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
OMR0.460
|
$0.72
UAH28.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
OMR1.250
|
$4.00
UAH158.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
OMR2.540
|
$3.90
UAH154.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
OMR1.040
|
$2.02
UAH80.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
$1.76
UAH69.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
OMR0.410
|
$0.25
UAH9.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
OMR0.320
|
$0.62
UAH24.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
$0.68
UAH26.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
OMR0.210
|
$1.01
UAH39.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$0.22
UAH8.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
$0.34
UAH13.42
|
|
pay 5.3% less for transportation
Muscat
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.39
OMR0.920
|
$5.50
UAH218.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
$9.52
UAH377.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,377.84
OMR8,999.230
|
$23,116.98
UAH917,171.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.91
OMR4.200
|
$3.81
UAH151.06
|
|
pay 40.8% less for housing
Muscat
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.63
OMR30.270
|
$5.04
UAH199.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$651.55
OMR250.810
|
$454.74
UAH18,041.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.94
OMR170.890
|
$275.70
UAH10,938.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.03
OMR29.270
|
$74.83
UAH2,968.82
|
|
pay 24.5% more for childcare
Muscat
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$179.50
OMR69.100
|
$312.58
UAH12,401.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.07
OMR2,874.810
|
$5,592.11
UAH221,868.09
|
|
pay 64.7% less for entertainment and sports
Muscat
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$1.09
UAH43.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
OMR1.830
|
$1.35
UAH53.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.23
OMR2.400
|
$2.04
UAH80.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.76
OMR17.230
|
$26.77
UAH1,062.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
$4.08
UAH161.85
|
|
pay 2.5% more for clothing
Muscat
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.26
OMR20.120
|
$65.70
UAH2,606.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.66
OMR14.500
|
$33.80
UAH1,341.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.55
OMR34.470
|
$78.00
UAH3,094.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.58
OMR33.330
|
$93.05
UAH3,691.97
|
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