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

🙂 Solo nomad: Al-qabil is 81% cheaper than Ruwi without rent, and 90.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Al-qabil is 82.8% cheaper than Ruwi without rent, and 90.6% cheaper with rent.

Milk (1 liter)

$1.95 OMR 0.75

White Bread (500g)

$2.04 OMR 0.78

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.99 OMR 0.38

Eggs

$1.23 OMR 0.47

Local Cheese (1kg)

$1.95 OMR 0.75

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.05 OMR 0.79

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.15 OMR 1.98

Apples (1kg)

$1.01 OMR 0.39

Banana (1kg)

$1.02 OMR 0.39

Oranges (1kg)

$0.98 OMR 0.38

Tomato (1kg)

$1.03 OMR 0.39

Potato (1kg)

$0.97 OMR 0.37

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.02 OMR 0.39

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.99 OMR 0.38

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

$26.14 OMR 10.04

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$79.1 OMR 30.38

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.52 OMR 9.80

Cinema Ticket

$10.57 OMR 4.06

$8.84 OMR 3.39

19.57%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$12.9K OMR 4,937

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$394 OMR 151

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$260 OMR 99.9

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$898 OMR 345

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$573 OMR 220

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,604 OMR 1,000

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

Last update for Al-qabil: March 1, 2026

Last update for Ruwi: March 1, 2026

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