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

🙂 Solo nomad: Ruwi is 58.5% cheaper than Al-Buraimi without rent, and 44.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Ruwi is 65.8% cheaper than Al-Buraimi without rent, and 29.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.06 OMR 1.95

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$25.77 OMR 9.92

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.79 OMR 3

Cappuccino

$4.92 OMR 1.89

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

$1.02 OMR 0.39

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.35 OMR 0.13

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$12.4 OMR 4.78

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$11.52 OMR 4.43

Milk (1 liter)

$1.94 OMR 0.75

$2 OMR 0.77

-3.00%

White Bread (500g)

$2.01 OMR 0.77

$1.22 OMR 0.47

64.75%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.03 OMR 0.4

$1.66 OMR 0.64

-37.95%

Eggs

$1.23 OMR 0.47

$2.39 OMR 0.92

-48.54%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$2.04 OMR 0.78

$3.84 OMR 1.48

-46.87%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.01 OMR 0.77

$4.92 OMR 1.89

-59.15%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.12 OMR 1.97

$8.6 OMR 3.31

-40.47%

Apples (1kg)

$1.02 OMR 0.39

$2.48 OMR 0.95

-58.87%

Banana (1kg)

$1.02 OMR 0.39

$1.65 OMR 0.63

-38.18%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.97 OMR 0.37

$1.77 OMR 0.68

-45.20%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.03 OMR 0.39

$1.13 OMR 0.43

-8.85%

Potato (1kg)

$1.03 OMR 0.4

$1 OMR 0.38

3.00%

Onion (1kg)

$0.98 OMR 0.38

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.01 OMR 0.39

$1.08 OMR 0.41

-6.48%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.98 OMR 0.38

$0.57 OMR 0.22

71.93%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.3 OMR 2.43

Wine (Bottle)

$26.29 OMR 10.12

$15.13 OMR 5.82

73.76%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$4.17 OMR 1.6

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.69 OMR 2.96

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.66 OMR 1.02

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.54 OMR 0.21

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.35 OMR 2.06

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.6 OMR 0.23

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

$23K OMR 8,836

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

$21.4K OMR 8,234

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

$109 OMR 42.09

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

$25.68 OMR 9.89

$41.95 OMR 16.15

-38.78%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$79 OMR 30.43

$70.4 OMR 27.08

12.35%

Cinema Ticket

$9.17 OMR 3.53

$10.54 OMR 4.06

-13.00%

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

$192 OMR 73.8

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$12.9K OMR 4,973

$9,976 OMR 3,841

29.47%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$49.32 OMR 18.99

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.75 OMR 15.3

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$77.9 OMR 29.98

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$90 OMR 34.63

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$383 OMR 148

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$265 OMR 102

$208 OMR 80.2

27.34%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$894 OMR 344

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$570 OMR 220

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,630 OMR 1,013

$2,929 OMR 1,128

-10.20%

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: November 5, 2025

Last update for Al-Buraimi: November 3, 2025

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