Cost of Living Comparison Between 'ibri and Muscat Cost of Living Comparison Between 'ibri and Muscat

🙂 Solo nomad: 'ibri is 10.4% cheaper than Muscat without rent, and 37% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: 'ibri is 22.2% cheaper than Muscat without rent, and 28.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.56 OMR 0.98

$5.15 OMR 1.98

-50.29%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$25.58 OMR 9.82

$26.00 OMR 9.98

-1.62%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.57 OMR 2.52

$7.94 OMR 3.05

-17.25%

Cappuccino

$3.21 OMR 1.23

$4.82 OMR 1.85

-33.40%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.67 OMR 0.26

$1.05 OMR 0.40

-36.19%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.25 OMR 0.10

$0.34 OMR 0.13

-26.47%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.30 OMR 2.03

$12.39 OMR 4.76

-57.22%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$11.86 OMR 4.55

$11.55 OMR 4.44

2.68%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.20 OMR 0.46

$2.01 OMR 0.77

-40.30%

White Bread (500g)

$0.81 OMR 0.31

$1.23 OMR 0.47

-34.15%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.65 OMR 0.64

$1.70 OMR 0.65

-2.94%

Eggs

$2.30 OMR 0.88

$2.46 OMR 0.94

-6.50%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.73 OMR 1.43

$3.75 OMR 1.44

-0.53%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.55 OMR 1.36

$5.12 OMR 1.97

-30.66%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.35 OMR 3.21

$8.63 OMR 3.31

-3.24%

Apples (1kg)

$2.63 OMR 1.01

$2.50 OMR 0.96

5.20%

Banana (1kg)

$1.40 OMR 0.54

$1.65 OMR 0.63

-15.15%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.77 OMR 0.68

$1.78 OMR 0.68

-0.56%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.94 OMR 0.36

$1.17 OMR 0.45

-19.66%

Potato (1kg)

$1.02 OMR 0.39

$0.93 OMR 0.36

9.68%

Onion (1kg)

$0.61 OMR 0.24

$1.03 OMR 0.39

-40.78%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.76 OMR 0.29

$1.09 OMR 0.42

-30.28%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.50 OMR 0.19

$0.55 OMR 0.21

-9.09%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$5.60 OMR 2.15

$6.18 OMR 2.37

-9.39%

Wine (Bottle)

$19.48 OMR 7.48

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$4.19 OMR 1.61

$4.20 OMR 1.61

-0.24%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.92 OMR 3.04

$7.67 OMR 2.95

3.26%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.26 OMR 0.49

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$62.4 OMR 23.95

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.58 OMR 0.99

$3.19 OMR 1.22

-19.12%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.81 OMR 0.31

$0.80 OMR 0.31

1.25%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$10.55 OMR 4.05

$10.23 OMR 3.93

3.13%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.59 OMR 0.23

$0.65 OMR 0.25

-9.23%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$22.9K OMR 8,795

$22.4K OMR 8,615

2.09%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$21.9K OMR 8,416

$21.6K OMR 8,287

1.56%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$78.8 OMR 30.26

$107 OMR 40.94

-26.08%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$39.78 OMR 15.28

$40.98 OMR 15.74

-2.93%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$71.1 OMR 27.28

$69.8 OMR 26.82

1.73%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$58.8 OMR 22.56

$48.66 OMR 18.69

20.76%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$23.18 OMR 8.90

Cinema Ticket

$8.77 OMR 3.37

$10.59 OMR 4.07

-17.19%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$194 OMR 74.3

$191 OMR 73.5

1.18%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,913 OMR 3,807

$9,941 OMR 3,817

-0.28%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$50.2 OMR 19.28

$50.4 OMR 19.33

-0.28%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$38.64 OMR 14.84

$39.53 OMR 15.18

-2.25%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$77.5 OMR 29.76

$80.0 OMR 30.73

-3.17%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$88.7 OMR 34.06

$88.5 OMR 33.99

0.23%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$212 OMR 81.3

$614 OMR 236

-65.48%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$131 OMR 50.5

$408 OMR 157

-67.82%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$488 OMR 188

$1,248 OMR 479

-60.88%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$338 OMR 130

$707 OMR 271

-52.10%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,654 OMR 1,019

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,548 OMR 594

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,797 OMR 1,074

$1,769 OMR 679

58.12%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.15

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for 'ibri: January 11, 2026

Last update for Muscat: January 13, 2026

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