Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 21.8% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 12.7% less for restaurants
|
Kuwait City
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
$7.79
OMR3.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
$0.84
OMR0.330
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 5.7% less for groceries
|
Kuwait City
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
$1.17
OMR0.450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
$2.01
OMR0.770
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
KWD1.770
|
$6.07
OMR2.340
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$2.30
OMR0.880
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
$2.12
OMR0.820
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
$0.79
OMR0.300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
$0.77
OMR0.300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
$0.52
OMR0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 11.9% more for transportation
|
Kuwait City
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.28
KWD0.390
|
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.77
KWD14.980
|
$62.34
OMR24.000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,111.30
KWD6,791.380
|
$22,858.86
OMR8,800.640
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.26
KWD8.990
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 47.2% more for housing
|
Kuwait City
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
KWD8.190
|
$69.80
OMR26.870
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$879.86
KWD270.250
|
$609.46
OMR234.640
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$681.04
KWD209.180
|
$409.71
OMR157.740
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.34
KWD12.700
|
$81.57
OMR31.400
|
|
pay 17.0% less for childcare
|
Kuwait City
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.57
KWD142.690
|
$188.90
OMR72.720
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,942.30
KWD2,132.290
|
$8,697.81
OMR3,348.650
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait City
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
$4.85
OMR1.870
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
$5.97
OMR2.300
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.29
KWD34.800
|
$45.34
OMR17.460
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
pay 12.2% less for clothing
|
Kuwait City
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.27
KWD12.980
|
$43.16
OMR16.620
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.44
KWD15.800
|
$37.38
OMR14.390
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.02
KWD28.570
|
$77.28
OMR29.750
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.84
KWD29.130
|
$88.48
OMR34.060
|
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