Cost of living comparison

 P'yongyang, North Korea
compared to
 Muscat, Oman
Muscat vs. P'yongyang Cost of Living Summary

Muscat is 2.5 times more expensive than P'yongyang.

Restaurants
pay 66.0% less in Muscat
Groceries
pay 7.7% more in Muscat
Housing
pay 5.9 times more in Muscat
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.8 times more in Muscat

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Muscat are more expensive than in P'yongyang. Notably, housing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Muscat.

Muscat vs. P'yongyang Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Muscat instead of P'yongyang, you would:

pay 66.0% less for restaurants

 
P'yongyang
Muscat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $5.20
OMR2.000
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $7.79
OMR3.000
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.14
KPW1,929
$0.84
OMR0.330

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pay 7.7% more for groceries

 
P'yongyang
Muscat
Bread
1 loaf
$2.20
KPW1,983
$1.17
OMR0.450
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $2.01
OMR0.770
Milk (1 gallon) $3.40
KPW3,058
$6.07
OMR2.340

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
P'yongyang
Muscat
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $2.33
OMR0.900
Monthly public transit pass ?? $62.34
OMR24.000
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $22,858.86
OMR8,800.660

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pay 5.9 times more for housing

 
P'yongyang
Muscat
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $69.80
OMR26.870
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $85.74
KPW77,167
$609.46
OMR234.640
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $85.74
KPW77,167
$409.71
OMR157.740

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
P'yongyang
Muscat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $188.90
OMR72.720
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $8,697.81
OMR3,348.650

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

 
P'yongyang
Muscat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $12.86
KPW11,575
$12.99
OMR5.000
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.07
KPW965
$4.85
OMR1.870
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $5.97
OMR2.300

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
P'yongyang
Muscat
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $43.16
OMR16.620
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $37.38
OMR14.390
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $77.28
OMR29.750

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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: April 2025
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