Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 37.6% more expensive than Muscat.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 59.5% more for restaurants
Muscat
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$6.40
JMD998.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
$7.68
JMD1,197.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
$1.24
JMD192.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
$0.77
JMD120.56
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Muscat
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
$3.26
JMD508.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
$7.03
JMD1,097.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
$16.07
JMD2,508.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.25
OMR0.860
|
$4.39
JMD685.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
$3.25
JMD507.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$2.39
JMD372.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
$1.41
JMD220.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
$1.86
JMD290.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
$1.22
JMD190.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$1.13
JMD176.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$1.01
JMD157.48
|
|
pay 84.5% more for transportation
Muscat
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
$5.09
JMD794.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
$38.38
JMD5,989.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,866.53
OMR8,800.320
|
$43,822.25
JMD6,838,104.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
$26.55
JMD4,142.79
|
|
pay 12.5% more for housing
Muscat
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
$48.43
JMD7,557.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$623.25
OMR239.860
|
$731.08
JMD114,078.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.89
OMR153.130
|
$447.17
JMD69,777.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
$127.20
JMD19,847.83
|
|
pay 22.1% less for childcare
Muscat
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.22
OMR76.670
|
$259.63
JMD40,512.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,387.63
OMR3,228.030
|
$2,149.53
JMD335,416.50
|
|
pay 7.0% more for entertainment and sports
Muscat
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$2.24
JMD349.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
$3.89
JMD606.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
$8.96
JMD1,397.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.07
OMR16.570
|
$72.56
JMD11,322.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
$10.56
JMD1,647.13
|
|
pay 13.2% less for clothing
Muscat
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.09
OMR15.810
|
$35.99
JMD5,615.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
$29.19
JMD4,554.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.48
OMR30.970
|
$71.74
JMD11,194.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
$72.20
JMD11,266.12
|
|
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