Oman is 22.4% more expensive than Kuwait.

If you lived in Oman instead of Kuwait, you would:

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pay 3.6% more for restaurants

 
Kuwait
Oman
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.72
KWD2.370
$5.04
OMR1.940
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.66
KWD2.350
$8.86
OMR3.410
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.55
KWD0.170
$0.86
OMR0.330

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pay 13.5% more for groceries

 
Kuwait
Oman
Bread
1 loaf
$1.01
KWD0.310
$1.05
OMR0.400
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.23
KWD0.680
$3.23
OMR1.240
Milk (1 gallon) $5.23
KWD1.600
$7.70
OMR2.960

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pay 12.4% more for transportation

 
Kuwait
Oman
Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.25
KWD0.380
$2.33
OMR0.900
Monthly public transit pass $48.77
KWD14.950
$56.28
OMR21.660
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,067.40
KWD6,150.940
$21,170.43
OMR8,146.760

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pay 47.9% more for housing

 
Kuwait
Oman
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$24.39
KWD7.480
$77.45
OMR29.800
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $767.09
KWD235.120
$391.56
OMR150.680
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $636.14
KWD194.990
$283.72
OMR109.180

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pay 6.8% less for childcare

 
Kuwait
Oman
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $345.62
KWD105.940
$183.14
OMR70.480
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,757.77
KWD1,764.840
$7,687.51
OMR2,958.290

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Kuwait
Oman
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.63
KWD0.500
$9.22
OMR3.550
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.77
KWD1.460
$4.04
OMR1.550
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.04
KWD0.930
$5.84
OMR2.250

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pay 14.4% less for clothing

 
Kuwait
Oman
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$40.88
KWD12.530
$41.28
OMR15.880
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$46.73
KWD14.320
$37.52
OMR14.440
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$89.98
KWD27.580
$74.14
OMR28.530

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