Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 57.6% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 11.5% more for restaurants
|
Nairobi
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES498.05
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
KES796.87
|
$7.79
OMR3.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
KES85.65
|
$0.84
OMR0.330
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
KES68.82
|
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 13.8% more for groceries
|
Nairobi
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.13
|
$1.17
OMR0.450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
KES722.48
|
$2.01
OMR0.770
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.35
KES433.19
|
$6.07
OMR2.340
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
KES220.07
|
$2.30
OMR0.880
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
KES350.21
|
$2.12
OMR0.820
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
KES163.33
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
KES64.58
|
$0.79
OMR0.300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
KES112.93
|
$0.77
OMR0.300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KES59.08
|
$0.52
OMR0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES62.36
|
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
KES71.90
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 7.9% more for transportation
|
Nairobi
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
KES798.05
|
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.83
KES3,984.37
|
$62.34
OMR24.000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,266.80
KES2,490,233.99
|
$22,858.86
OMR8,800.070
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.87
KES1,792.97
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Nairobi
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.39
KES5,091.51
|
$69.80
OMR26.870
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.53
KES55,387.25
|
$609.46
OMR234.630
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.44
KES21,511.79
|
$409.71
OMR157.730
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.39
KES2,894.23
|
$81.57
OMR31.400
|
|
pay 10.9% more for childcare
|
Nairobi
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.67
KES21,542.71
|
$188.90
OMR72.720
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,008.06
KES1,035,041.33
|
$8,697.81
OMR3,348.430
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Nairobi
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES298.83
|
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES289.63
|
$4.85
OMR1.870
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
KES398.44
|
$5.97
OMR2.300
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.12
KES5,702.13
|
$45.34
OMR17.450
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.17
KES796.87
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
pay 78.2% more for clothing
|
Nairobi
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.84
KES2,176.94
|
$43.16
OMR16.620
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
KES2,966.15
|
$37.38
OMR14.390
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.84
KES7,992.47
|
$77.28
OMR29.750
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.50
KES6,785.85
|
$88.48
OMR34.060
|
|
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