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Ras Al-khaimah vs. Muscat Cost of Living Summary

Ras Al-khaimah is 27.2% more expensive than Muscat.

Restaurants: pay 34.2% more in Ras Al-khaimah
Groceries: pay 24.5% more in Ras Al-khaimah
Transportation: pay 30.5% more in Ras Al-khaimah
Housing: pay 41.1% more in Ras Al-khaimah
Childcare: pay 6.7% less in Ras Al-khaimah
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.8% more in Ras Al-khaimah
Clothing: pay 59.2% more in Ras Al-khaimah

The cost of clothing, housing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Ras Al-khaimah are more expensive than in Muscat.

Ras Al-khaimah vs. Muscat Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ras Al-khaimah instead of Muscat, you would:

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pay 34.2% more for restaurants

	Muscat	Ras Al-khaimah
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.20 OMR1.990	$8.17 AED30.00	+57.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.80 OMR2.990	$6.81 AED25.00	-12.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 OMR0.440	$1.24 AED4.54	+8.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 OMR0.120	$0.59 AED2.17	+84.8%
Average			+34.2%

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pay 24.5% more for groceries

	Muscat	Ras Al-khaimah
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 OMR0.480	$1.80 AED6.61	+44.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.93 OMR0.740	$6.36 AED23.38	+230.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.45 OMR2.850	$6.48 AED23.80	-13.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.60 OMR0.990	$2.44 AED8.98	-5.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.65 OMR1.010	$4.06 AED14.91	+53.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 OMR0.480	$1.01 AED3.71	-19.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 OMR0.300	$0.81 AED2.99	+2.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 OMR0.350	$0.69 AED2.54	-24.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 OMR0.210	$0.60 AED2.22	+11.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 OMR0.180	$0.46 AED1.68	-2.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 OMR0.200	$0.49 AED1.80	-7.8%
Average			+24.5%

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pay 30.5% more for transportation

	Muscat	Ras Al-khaimah
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.34 OMR0.900	$2.95 AED10.85	+26.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.02 OMR24.880	$63.99 AED235.00	-1.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,757.06 OMR8,708.540	$45,426.00 AED166,827.00	+99.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.10 OMR3.480	$8.91 AED32.72	-2.1%
Average			+30.5%

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pay 41.1% more for housing

	Muscat	Ras Al-khaimah
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.79 OMR26.320	$97.65 AED358.63	+42.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$612.96 OMR234.560	$768.61 AED2,822.73	+25.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$395.21 OMR151.240	$673.93 AED2,475.00	+70.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$84.88 OMR32.480	$107.37 AED394.33	+26.5%
Average			+41.1%

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pay 6.7% less for childcare

	Muscat	Ras Al-khaimah
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$198.66 OMR76.020	$245.06 AED900.00	+23.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,973.98 OMR4,199.460	$6,943.50 AED25,500.00	-36.7%
Average			-6.7%

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pay 7.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Muscat	Ras Al-khaimah
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$13.00 OMR4.980	$10.89 AED40.00	-16.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.77 OMR1.830	$5.99 AED22.00	+25.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.50 OMR2.490	$6.81 AED25.00	+4.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.56 OMR19.730	$51.94 AED190.74	+0.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.40 OMR3.980	$12.93 AED47.50	+24.3%
Average			+7.8%

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pay 59.2% more for clothing

	Muscat	Ras Al-khaimah
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.30 OMR22.690	$115.72 AED425.00	+95.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.90 OMR16.030	$54.46 AED200.00	+30.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.36 OMR31.520	$136.15 AED500.00	+65.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.05 OMR35.610	$136.15 AED500.00	+46.3%
Average			+59.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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