Cost of living comparison

Moscow, Russia

compared to

Muscat, Oman

Muscat vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Muscat is 53.2% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 12.2% less in Muscat
Groceries: pay 33.7% more in Muscat
Transportation: pay 43.0% more in Muscat
Housing: pay 3.3 times more in Muscat
Childcare: pay 38.0% less in Muscat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Muscat
Clothing: pay 25.2% less in Muscat

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

Muscat vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.2% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Muscat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.19 RUB771.68	$5.20 OMR2.000	-43.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 RUB428.71	$7.79 OMR3.000	+52.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 RUB90.06	$0.84 OMR0.320	-21.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 RUB40.76	$0.31 OMR0.120	-36.9%
Average			-12.2%

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pay 33.7% more for groceries

	Moscow	Muscat
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 RUB51.96	$1.17 OMR0.450	+89.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 RUB370.08	$2.01 OMR0.770	-54.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 RUB299.60	$6.07 OMR2.330	+70.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 RUB127.63	$2.30 OMR0.880	+51.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 RUB166.77	$2.12 OMR0.820	+6.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 RUB56.88	$1.07 OMR0.410	+58.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RUB56.05	$0.79 OMR0.300	+17.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RUB60.10	$0.77 OMR0.300	+8.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 RUB94.36	$0.52 OMR0.200	-53.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 RUB20.93	$0.43 OMR0.170	+73.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB17.57	$0.42 OMR0.160	+102.1%
Average			+33.7%

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pay 43.0% more for transportation

	Moscow	Muscat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.22 RUB186.32	$2.33 OMR0.900	+5.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 RUB2,400.78	$62.34 OMR23.980	+118.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,621.85 RUB2,572,267.16	$22,858.86 OMR8,792.320	-25.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RUB488.73	$10.13 OMR3.900	+74.1%
Average			+43.0%

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

	Moscow	Muscat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.38 RUB535.79	$69.80 OMR26.850	+994.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$960.52 RUB80,684.69	$609.46 OMR234.420	-36.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.26 RUB48,994.69	$409.71 OMR157.590	-29.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.66 RUB7,279.49	$81.57 OMR31.380	-5.9%
Average			+230.5%

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pay 38.0% less for childcare

	Moscow	Muscat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$466.53 RUB39,189.25	$188.90 OMR72.660	-59.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,413.52 RUB874,746.47	$8,697.81 OMR3,345.480	-16.5%
Average			-38.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Muscat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.06 RUB257.23	$12.99 OMR5.000	+324.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 RUB212.05	$4.85 OMR1.870	+92.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 RUB205.78	$5.97 OMR2.300	+143.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.34 RUB2,716.48	$45.34 OMR17.440	+40.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 RUB428.71	$10.39 OMR4.000	+103.6%
Average			+140.8%

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pay 25.2% less for clothing

	Moscow	Muscat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.16 RUB6,817.14	$43.16 OMR16.600	-46.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.31 RUB3,553.91	$37.38 OMR14.380	-11.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.95 RUB9,152.12	$77.28 OMR29.720	-29.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.97 RUB8,565.58	$88.48 OMR34.030	-13.2%
Average			-25.2%

Moscow vs. Muscat - Cost of clothing

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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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