Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 2.1 times more expensive than Bishkek.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Bishkek, you would:
pay 11.0% more for restaurants
|
Bishkek
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
KGS500.00
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.68
KGS490.00
|
$7.79
OMR3.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
KGS58.29
|
$0.84
OMR0.330
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
KGS28.56
|
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 37.9% more for groceries
|
Bishkek
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KGS41.18
|
$1.17
OMR0.450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KGS443.00
|
$2.01
OMR0.770
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.25
KGS279.78
|
$6.07
OMR2.340
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
KGS151.47
|
$2.30
OMR0.880
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
KGS208.15
|
$2.12
OMR0.820
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
KGS40.63
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KGS73.32
|
$0.79
OMR0.300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
KGS81.34
|
$0.77
OMR0.300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
KGS77.79
|
$0.52
OMR0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KGS19.60
|
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
KGS20.70
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
|
Bishkek
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
KGS250.38
|
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.54
KGS650.00
|
$62.34
OMR24.000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,443.16
KGS3,400,000.00
|
$22,858.86
OMR8,800.640
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.18
KGS360.00
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Bishkek
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.05
KGS1,038.42
|
$69.80
OMR26.870
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$474.69
KGS40,917.92
|
$609.46
OMR234.640
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$353.07
KGS30,434.35
|
$409.71
OMR157.740
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.19
KGS1,998.93
|
$81.57
OMR31.400
|
|
pay 11.6% more for childcare
|
Bishkek
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.15
KGS19,838.89
|
$188.90
OMR72.720
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,168.50
KGS531,725.00
|
$8,697.81
OMR3,348.650
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bishkek
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
KGS100.00
|
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
KGS177.22
|
$4.85
OMR1.870
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
KGS134.50
|
$5.97
OMR2.300
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.01
KGS3,707.07
|
$45.34
OMR17.460
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.35
KGS375.00
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
pay 7.9% less for clothing
|
Bishkek
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.60
KGS3,500.00
|
$43.16
OMR16.620
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.86
KGS3,350.00
|
$37.38
OMR14.390
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.88
KGS8,954.55
|
$77.28
OMR29.750
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.67
KGS8,333.33
|
$88.48
OMR34.060
|
|
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