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Muscat vs. Jakarta Cost of Living Summary

Muscat is 62.1% more expensive than Jakarta.

Restaurants: pay 55.6% more in Muscat
Groceries: pay 15.5% less in Muscat
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Muscat
Housing: pay 60.5% more in Muscat
Childcare: pay 3.0% more in Muscat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0 times more in Muscat
Clothing: pay 6.1% less in Muscat

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

Muscat vs. Jakarta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.6% more for restaurants

	Jakarta	Muscat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.03 IDR49,376.97	$5.20 OMR2.000	+71.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.41 IDR55,614.06	$7.79 OMR3.000	+128.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 IDR10,136.92	$0.84 OMR0.330	+35.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 IDR5,759.98	$0.31 OMR0.120	-13.3%
Average			+55.6%

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pay 15.5% less for groceries

	Jakarta	Muscat
Bread 1 loaf	$1.22 IDR19,820.99	$1.17 OMR0.450	-3.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.49 IDR56,807.64	$2.01 OMR0.770	-42.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.40 IDR88,038.92	$6.07 OMR2.340	+12.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 IDR31,814.04	$2.30 OMR0.880	+17.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.62 IDR26,452.09	$2.12 OMR0.820	+30.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 IDR22,520.05	$1.07 OMR0.410	-22.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 IDR12,070.83	$0.79 OMR0.300	+6.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 IDR17,221.74	$0.77 OMR0.300	-26.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 IDR12,252.74	$0.52 OMR0.200	-30.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 IDR13,009.57	$0.43 OMR0.170	-45.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.25 IDR20,416.67	$0.42 OMR0.160	-66.2%
Average			-15.5%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Jakarta	Muscat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.24 IDR52,753.51	$2.33 OMR0.900	-27.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.75 IDR207,903.02	$62.34 OMR24.000	+388.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,509.65 IDR415,806,039.51	$22,858.86 OMR8,800.410	-10.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.31 IDR53,950.83	$10.13 OMR3.900	+206.1%
Average			+139.2%

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pay 60.5% more for housing

	Jakarta	Muscat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.49 IDR464,327.92	$69.80 OMR26.870	+145.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$449.61 IDR7,328,581.45	$609.46 OMR234.640	+35.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$261.47 IDR4,262,011.90	$409.71 OMR157.730	+56.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.94 IDR1,270,351.46	$81.57 OMR31.400	+4.7%
Average			+60.5%

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pay 3.0% more for childcare

	Jakarta	Muscat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$170.06 IDR2,772,040.26	$188.90 OMR72.720	+11.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,157.99 IDR149,274,807.58	$8,697.81 OMR3,348.560	-5.0%
Average			+3.0%

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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Jakarta	Muscat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.23 IDR36,383.03	$12.99 OMR5.000	+481.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.32 IDR37,822.36	$4.85 OMR1.870	+109.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.74 IDR44,699.15	$5.97 OMR2.300	+117.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.26 IDR476,886.51	$45.34 OMR17.450	+55.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.19 IDR51,975.75	$10.39 OMR4.000	+225.8%
Average			+198.0%

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pay 6.1% less for clothing

	Jakarta	Muscat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.54 IDR921,570.08	$43.16 OMR16.620	-23.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.50 IDR562,283.17	$37.38 OMR14.390	+8.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.37 IDR1,424,101.03	$77.28 OMR29.750	-11.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.38 IDR1,408,070.45	$88.48 OMR34.060	+2.4%
Average			-6.1%

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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: March 2025

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