Cost of living comparison

Muscat, Oman

compared to

Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok vs. Muscat Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 25.8% more expensive than Muscat.

Restaurants: pay 25.2% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 65.9% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 49.7% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 32.0% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.6% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 12.8% more in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Muscat Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.2% less for restaurants

	Muscat	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.20 OMR2.000	$2.91 THB97.61	-43.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.79 OMR3.000	$5.83 THB195.22	-25.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 OMR0.330	$0.62 THB20.63	-27.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 OMR0.120	$0.29 THB9.78	-4.8%
Average			-25.2%

Muscat vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 65.9% more for groceries

	Muscat	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 OMR0.450	$1.52 THB51.01	+29.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.01 OMR0.770	$11.74 THB393.39	+485.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.07 OMR2.340	$7.32 THB245.24	+20.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.30 OMR0.880	$2.27 THB76.14	-1.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 OMR0.820	$1.31 THB44.05	-38.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 OMR0.410	$1.47 THB49.30	+36.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 OMR0.300	$0.73 THB24.34	-7.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 OMR0.300	$1.04 THB34.69	+33.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 OMR0.200	$0.80 THB26.96	+53.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 OMR0.170	$0.71 THB23.88	+64.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 OMR0.160	$0.62 THB20.86	+47.2%
Average			+65.9%

Muscat vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 49.7% more for transportation

	Muscat	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.33 OMR0.900	$4.47 THB149.63	+91.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$62.34 OMR24.000	$39.32 THB1,317.74	-36.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,858.86 OMR8,801.120	$55,345.18 THB1,854,601.90	+142.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.13 OMR3.900	$10.34 THB346.52	+2.1%
Average			+49.7%

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pay 32.0% less for housing

	Muscat	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$69.80 OMR26.880	$15.36 THB514.71	-78.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$609.46 OMR234.650	$571.31 THB19,144.28	-6.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$409.71 OMR157.750	$301.88 THB10,116.01	-26.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.57 OMR31.410	$67.33 THB2,256.24	-17.5%
Average			-32.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Muscat	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$188.90 OMR72.730	$632.63 THB21,199.37	+234.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,697.81 OMR3,348.830	$13,191.37 THB442,039.11	+51.7%
Average			+143.3%

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pay 33.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Muscat	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$12.99 OMR5.000	$2.33 THB78.09	-82.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.85 OMR1.870	$2.58 THB86.58	-46.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.97 OMR2.300	$4.20 THB140.80	-29.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.34 OMR17.460	$54.58 THB1,828.90	+20.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.39 OMR4.000	$7.28 THB244.03	-29.9%
Average			-33.6%

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pay 12.8% more for clothing

	Muscat	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.16 OMR16.620	$55.27 THB1,852.02	+28.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.38 OMR14.390	$34.84 THB1,167.44	-6.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.28 OMR29.750	$97.10 THB3,253.66	+25.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.48 OMR34.070	$92.12 THB3,086.94	+4.1%
Average			+12.8%

Muscat vs. Bangkok - 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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