Cost of Living Comparison Between Al-qabil and Ruwi Cost of Living Comparison Between Al-qabil and Ruwi

🙂 Solo nomad: Al-qabil is 77.2% cheaper than Ruwi without rent, and 90.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Al-qabil is 81.4% cheaper than Ruwi without rent, and 90.8% cheaper with rent.

Milk (1 liter)

$2.02 OMR 0.77

White Bread (500g)

$1.95 OMR 0.75

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.99 OMR 0.38

Eggs

$1.17 OMR 0.45

Local Cheese (1kg)

$2.01 OMR 0.77

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.05 OMR 0.79

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.88 OMR 1.87

Apples (1kg)

$1.03 OMR 0.39

Banana (1kg)

$1.02 OMR 0.39

Oranges (1kg)

$0.98 OMR 0.38

Tomato (1kg)

$0.98 OMR 0.38

Potato (1kg)

$0.99 OMR 0.38

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 OMR 0.38

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.01 OMR 0.39

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

$25.74 OMR 9.88

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$76.6 OMR 29.43

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.85 OMR 9.93

Cinema Ticket

$10.21 OMR 3.92

$9.20 OMR 3.53

10.98%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$12.8K OMR 4,924

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$388 OMR 149

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$262 OMR 100

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$918 OMR 352

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$565 OMR 217

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,556 OMR 982

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

Last update for Al-qabil: January 13, 2026

Last update for Ruwi: January 11, 2026

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