Cost of living comparison

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

compared to

Muscat, Oman

Muscat vs. Bishkek Cost of Living Summary

Muscat is 2.1 times more expensive than Bishkek.

Restaurants: pay 11.0% more in Muscat
Groceries: pay 37.9% more in Muscat
Transportation: pay 3.0 times more in Muscat
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Muscat
Childcare: pay 11.6% more in Muscat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.2 times more in Muscat
Clothing: pay 7.9% less in Muscat

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, groceries, childcare, and restaurants in Muscat are more expensive than in Bishkek. Notably, entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing are significantly more expensive in Muscat.

Muscat vs. Bishkek Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.0% more for restaurants

	Bishkek	Muscat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KGS507.25	$5.20 OMR2.000	-10.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.68 KGS497.11	$7.79 OMR3.000	+37.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 KGS59.14	$0.84 OMR0.330	+24.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 KGS28.98	$0.31 OMR0.120	-7.5%
Average			+11.0%

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pay 37.9% more for groceries

	Bishkek	Muscat
Bread 1 loaf	$0.48 KGS41.78	$1.17 OMR0.450	+145.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.14 KGS449.42	$2.01 OMR0.770	-61.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.25 KGS283.83	$6.07 OMR2.340	+86.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 KGS153.67	$2.30 OMR0.880	+30.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 KGS211.16	$2.12 OMR0.820	-12.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 KGS41.22	$1.07 OMR0.410	+128.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 KGS74.39	$0.79 OMR0.300	-7.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.94 KGS82.52	$0.77 OMR0.300	-18.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 KGS78.92	$0.52 OMR0.200	-42.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 KGS19.88	$0.43 OMR0.170	+90.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 KGS21.00	$0.42 OMR0.160	+76.1%
Average			+37.9%

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

	Bishkek	Muscat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.90 KGS254.01	$2.33 OMR0.900	-19.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.54 KGS659.43	$62.34 OMR24.000	+726.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,443.16 KGS3,449,303.94	$22,858.86 OMR8,800.370	-42.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.18 KGS365.22	$10.13 OMR3.900	+142.6%
Average			+201.9%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Bishkek	Muscat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.05 KGS1,053.48	$69.80 OMR26.870	+479.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$474.69 KGS41,511.27	$609.46 OMR234.630	+28.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$353.07 KGS30,875.68	$409.71 OMR157.730	+16.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.19 KGS2,027.91	$81.57 OMR31.400	+251.8%
Average			+193.9%

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pay 11.6% more for childcare

	Bishkek	Muscat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$230.15 KGS20,126.58	$188.90 OMR72.720	-17.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,168.50 KGS539,435.63	$8,697.81 OMR3,348.540	+41.0%
Average			+11.6%

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pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bishkek	Muscat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.16 KGS101.45	$12.99 OMR5.000	+1019.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.06 KGS179.79	$4.85 OMR1.870	+136.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.56 KGS136.45	$5.97 OMR2.300	+282.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.01 KGS3,760.83	$45.34 OMR17.450	+5.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.35 KGS380.44	$10.39 OMR4.000	+138.8%
Average			+316.6%

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pay 7.9% less for clothing

	Bishkek	Muscat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.60 KGS3,550.75	$43.16 OMR16.620	+6.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.86 KGS3,398.58	$37.38 OMR14.390	-3.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.88 KGS9,084.40	$77.28 OMR29.750	-25.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.67 KGS8,454.18	$88.48 OMR34.060	-8.5%
Average			-7.9%

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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: May 2025

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