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Kingston vs. Muscat Cost of Living Summary

Kingston is 29.3% more expensive than Muscat.

Restaurants: pay 48.7% more in Kingston
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Kingston
Transportation: pay 88.5% more in Kingston
Housing: pay 21.8% more in Kingston
Childcare: pay 28.2% less in Kingston
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.8% more in Kingston
Clothing: pay 33.0% less in Kingston

The cost of groceries, transportation, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports in Kingston are more expensive than in Muscat. Expenses including clothing and childcare are lower in Kingston. Notably, groceries and transportation are significantly more expensive in Kingston.

Kingston vs. Muscat Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kingston instead of Muscat, you would:

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pay 48.7% more for restaurants

	Muscat	Kingston
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.20 OMR1.990	$7.50 JMD1,199.24	+44.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.80 OMR2.990	$8.13 JMD1,299.18	+4.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 OMR0.440	$1.28 JMD205.33	+12.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 OMR0.120	$0.75 JMD119.54	+134.3%
Average			+48.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Muscat	Kingston
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 OMR0.480	$3.66 JMD585.05	+194.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.93 OMR0.740	$5.66 JMD905.12	+193.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.45 OMR2.850	$15.29 JMD2,444.52	+105.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.60 OMR0.990	$3.51 JMD561.65	+35.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.65 OMR1.010	$2.84 JMD453.31	+7.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 OMR0.480	$2.72 JMD435.22	+115.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 OMR0.300	$1.39 JMD221.97	+75.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 OMR0.350	$1.91 JMD305.17	+109.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 OMR0.210	$1.37 JMD218.74	+152.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 OMR0.180	$0.93 JMD149.21	+99.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 OMR0.200	$0.89 JMD142.62	+68.1%
Average			+105.2%

Muscat vs. Kingston - Cost of groceries

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pay 88.5% more for transportation

	Muscat	Kingston
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.34 OMR0.900	$4.78 JMD763.48	+103.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.02 OMR24.880	$48.93 JMD7,821.16	-24.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,757.06 OMR8,708.540	$42,823.81 JMD6,845,684.90	+88.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.10 OMR3.480	$26.10 JMD4,172.37	+186.7%
Average			+88.5%

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pay 21.8% more for housing

	Muscat	Kingston
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.79 OMR26.320	$51.15 JMD8,177.32	-25.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$612.96 OMR234.560	$919.69 JMD147,018.44	+50.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$395.21 OMR151.240	$457.93 JMD73,203.86	+15.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$84.88 OMR32.480	$124.70 JMD19,933.51	+46.9%
Average			+21.8%

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pay 28.2% less for childcare

	Muscat	Kingston
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$198.66 OMR76.020	$229.23 JMD36,643.57	+15.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,973.98 OMR4,199.460	$3,094.57 JMD494,688.18	-71.8%
Average			-28.2%

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pay 1.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Muscat	Kingston
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$13.00 OMR4.980	$2.50 JMD399.75	-80.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.77 OMR1.830	$4.55 JMD728.11	-4.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.50 OMR2.490	$8.75 JMD1,399.12	+34.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.56 OMR19.730	$68.77 JMD10,993.07	+33.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.40 OMR3.980	$13.13 JMD2,098.68	+26.2%
Average			+1.8%

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pay 33.0% less for clothing

	Muscat	Kingston
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.30 OMR22.690	$23.44 JMD3,747.64	-60.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.90 OMR16.030	$25.53 JMD4,080.76	-39.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.36 OMR31.520	$70.85 JMD11,326.19	-14.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.05 OMR35.610	$76.06 JMD12,159.00	-18.3%
Average			-33.0%

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