Cost of Living Comparison Between Ruwi and Adam Cost of Living Comparison Between Ruwi and Adam

🙂 Solo nomad: Ruwi is 69% cheaper than Adam without rent, and 38.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Ruwi is 64.9% cheaper than Adam without rent, and 36.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.07 OMR 1.95

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$26.25 OMR 10.08

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.74 OMR 2.97

Cappuccino

$4.84 OMR 1.86

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

$1.06 OMR 0.41

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.34 OMR 0.13

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$12.57 OMR 4.83

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$11.80 OMR 4.53

Milk (1 liter)

$2.02 OMR 0.77

$1.98 OMR 0.76

2.02%

White Bread (500g)

$1.95 OMR 0.75

$1.20 OMR 0.46

62.50%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.99 OMR 0.38

$1.71 OMR 0.66

-42.11%

Eggs

$1.17 OMR 0.45

$2.37 OMR 0.91

-50.63%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$2.01 OMR 0.77

$3.77 OMR 1.45

-46.68%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.05 OMR 0.79

$4.92 OMR 1.89

-58.33%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.88 OMR 1.87

$8.38 OMR 3.22

-41.77%

Apples (1kg)

$1.03 OMR 0.39

$2.54 OMR 0.97

-59.45%

Banana (1kg)

$1.02 OMR 0.39

$1.72 OMR 0.66

-40.70%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.98 OMR 0.38

$1.86 OMR 0.71

-47.31%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.98 OMR 0.38

$1.12 OMR 0.43

-12.50%

Potato (1kg)

$0.99 OMR 0.38

$1.03 OMR 0.39

-3.88%

Onion (1kg)

$0.98 OMR 0.38

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 OMR 0.38

$1.09 OMR 0.42

-9.17%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.01 OMR 0.39

$0.52 OMR 0.20

94.23%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.47 OMR 2.49

Wine (Bottle)

$19.73 OMR 7.58

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$4.26 OMR 1.64

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.97 OMR 3.06

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.21 OMR 1.23

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.81 OMR 0.31

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$10.23 OMR 3.93

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.63 OMR 0.24

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

$22.6K OMR 8,663

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

$21.8K OMR 8,369

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

$108 OMR 41.64

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

$25.74 OMR 9.88

$41.41 OMR 15.90

-37.84%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$76.6 OMR 29.43

$68.8 OMR 26.41

11.43%

Cinema Ticket

$9.20 OMR 3.53

$10.53 OMR 4.04

-12.63%

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

$196 OMR 75.3

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$12.8K OMR 4,924

$9,938 OMR 3,816

29.04%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$50.7 OMR 19.47

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.10 OMR 15.01

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$79.4 OMR 30.47

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$88.4 OMR 33.93

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

$2,580 OMR 991

-0.94%

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 Ruwi: January 11, 2026

Last update for Adam: January 11, 2026

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