Cost of Living Comparison Between Ruwi and Al-masna'ah Cost of Living Comparison Between Ruwi and Al-masna'ah

🙂 Solo nomad: Ruwi is 59.8% cheaper than Al-masna'ah without rent, and 33.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Ruwi is 66.1% cheaper than Al-masna'ah without rent, and 33.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.28 OMR 2.03

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$26.15 OMR 10.07

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.7 OMR 2.96

Cappuccino

$4.88 OMR 1.88

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

$1.01 OMR 0.39

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.34 OMR 0.13

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$12.5 OMR 4.81

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$11.88 OMR 4.58

Milk (1 liter)

$1.94 OMR 0.75

$1.92 OMR 0.74

1.04%

White Bread (500g)

$2.01 OMR 0.77

$1.18 OMR 0.46

70.34%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.03 OMR 0.4

$1.74 OMR 0.67

-40.80%

Eggs

$1.23 OMR 0.47

$2.46 OMR 0.95

-50.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$2.04 OMR 0.78

$3.83 OMR 1.47

-46.74%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.01 OMR 0.77

$5.13 OMR 1.97

-60.82%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.12 OMR 1.97

$8.33 OMR 3.21

-38.54%

Apples (1kg)

$1.02 OMR 0.39

$2.61 OMR 1.01

-60.92%

Banana (1kg)

$1.02 OMR 0.39

$1.75 OMR 0.67

-41.71%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.97 OMR 0.37

$1.82 OMR 0.7

-46.70%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.03 OMR 0.39

$1.12 OMR 0.43

-8.04%

Potato (1kg)

$1.03 OMR 0.4

$0.96 OMR 0.37

7.29%

Onion (1kg)

$1.03 OMR 0.4

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.01 OMR 0.39

$1.09 OMR 0.42

-7.34%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.98 OMR 0.38

$0.56 OMR 0.22

75.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.49 OMR 2.5

Wine (Bottle)

$26.29 OMR 10.12

$26.11 OMR 10.05

0.69%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$4.21 OMR 1.62

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.75 OMR 2.98

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.15 OMR 1.21

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.77 OMR 0.3

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$10.23 OMR 3.94

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.64 OMR 0.25

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

$22.8K OMR 8,779

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

$21.6K OMR 8,328

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

$109 OMR 42.04

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

$25.68 OMR 9.89

$40.76 OMR 15.69

-37.00%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$79 OMR 30.43

$69.1 OMR 26.61

14.35%

Cinema Ticket

$9.17 OMR 3.53

$10.55 OMR 4.06

-13.08%

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

$195 OMR 75.2

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$12.9K OMR 4,973

$9,814 OMR 3,778

31.62%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$49.87 OMR 19.2

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.06 OMR 15.04

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$77.6 OMR 29.86

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$87.7 OMR 33.75

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$383 OMR 148

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$265 OMR 102

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

$4,010 OMR 1,544

-34.41%

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-masna'ah: November 3, 2025

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