Cost of living comparison

Moscow, Russia

compared to

Salalah, Oman

Salalah vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Salalah is 40.7% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 7.8% more in Salalah
Groceries: pay 32.5% more in Salalah
Transportation: pay 45.6% more in Salalah
Housing: pay 3.3 times more in Salalah
Childcare: pay 71.5% less in Salalah
Entertainment and Sports: pay 90.3% more in Salalah
Clothing: pay 47.9% less in Salalah

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

Salalah vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.8% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Salalah
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.19 RUB730.11	$5.20 OMR2.000	-43.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 RUB405.62	$12.99 OMR5.000	+154.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 RUB85.21	$0.71 OMR0.280	-33.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 RUB38.56	$0.26 OMR0.100	-46.5%
Average			+7.8%

Moscow vs. Salalah - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.5% more for groceries

	Moscow	Salalah
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 RUB49.16	$1.25 OMR0.480	+101.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 RUB350.15	$3.44 OMR1.330	-21.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 RUB283.46	$7.37 OMR2.840	+106.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 RUB120.75	$1.92 OMR0.740	+26.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 RUB157.79	$2.12 OMR0.820	+6.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 RUB53.82	$0.94 OMR0.360	+39.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RUB53.04	$0.49 OMR0.190	-26.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RUB56.86	$0.71 OMR0.270	-1.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 RUB89.28	$0.53 OMR0.200	-52.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 RUB19.80	$0.50 OMR0.190	+101.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB16.63	$0.37 OMR0.140	+78.3%
Average			+32.5%

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pay 45.6% more for transportation

	Moscow	Salalah
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.22 RUB176.28	$2.35 OMR0.910	+6.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 RUB2,271.45	$54.55 OMR21.000	+90.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,621.85 RUB2,433,691.94	$20,780.79 OMR8,000.330	-32.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RUB462.40	$12.66 OMR4.880	+117.7%
Average			+45.6%

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

	Moscow	Salalah
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.38 RUB506.93	$75.98 OMR29.250	+1091.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$960.52 RUB76,337.98	$255.43 OMR98.340	-73.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.26 RUB46,355.21	$212.14 OMR81.670	-63.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.66 RUB6,887.32	$49.66 OMR19.120	-42.7%
Average			+227.9%

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pay 71.5% less for childcare

	Moscow	Salalah
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$466.53 RUB37,078.01	$112.56 OMR43.340	-75.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,413.52 RUB827,621.44	$3,428.83 OMR1,320.050	-67.1%
Average			-71.5%

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pay 90.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Salalah
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.06 RUB243.37	$5.20 OMR2.000	+69.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 RUB200.63	$2.60 OMR1.000	+2.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 RUB194.70	$5.71 OMR2.200	+133.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.34 RUB2,570.13	$94.70 OMR36.460	+192.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 RUB405.62	$7.79 OMR3.000	+52.7%
Average			+90.3%

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pay 47.9% less for clothing

	Moscow	Salalah
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.16 RUB6,449.88	$27.71 OMR10.670	-65.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.31 RUB3,362.45	$31.17 OMR12.000	-26.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.95 RUB8,659.07	$63.21 OMR24.330	-42.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.97 RUB8,104.13	$43.29 OMR16.670	-57.5%
Average			-47.9%

Moscow vs. Salalah - 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: May 2025

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