Cost of Living in Madinat As Sultan Qaboos - Updated Prices & Insights

Solo nomad: Estimated monthly costs are $704 (excluding rent), and $803 including rent.
Family of 3: Estimated monthly costs are $1,513 (excluding rent), and $1,619 including rent.
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🍽 Eating Out
Cost
Range
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$5.18 OMR 1.99
$3.89 OMR 1.5
$10.36 OMR 3.99
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$25.71 OMR 9.9
$18 OMR 6.93
$90 OMR 34.64
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.93 OMR 3.05
$6.61 OMR 2.54
$10.57 OMR 4.07
Cappuccino
$4.93 OMR 1.9
$3.15 OMR 1.21
$7.86 OMR 3.03
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.01 OMR 0.39
$0.63 OMR 0.24
$2.54 OMR 0.98
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.35 OMR 0.13
$0.27 OMR 0.1
$1.36 OMR 0.52
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$12.57 OMR 4.84
$6.61 OMR 2.55
$20.7 OMR 7.97
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$11.55 OMR 4.45
$7.7 OMR 2.96
$15.4 OMR 5.93
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Cost
Range
Milk (1 liter)
$1.92 OMR 0.74
$1.28 OMR 0.49
$2.81 OMR 1.08
White Bread (500g)
$1.2 OMR 0.46
$0.77 OMR 0.3
$2.96 OMR 1.14
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.72 OMR 0.66
$0.79 OMR 0.31
$2.65 OMR 1.02
Eggs
$2.36 OMR 0.91
$1.53 OMR 0.59
$3.06 OMR 1.18
Local Cheese (1kg)
$3.8 OMR 1.46
$2.09 OMR 0.81
$13.07 OMR 5.03
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.9 OMR 1.89
$2.29 OMR 0.88
$8.14 OMR 3.13
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.33 OMR 3.21
$4.82 OMR 1.86
$15.23 OMR 5.86
Apples (1kg)
$2.62 OMR 1.01
$1.34 OMR 0.51
$4 OMR 1.54
Banana (1kg)
$1.75 OMR 0.67
$1.07 OMR 0.41
$2.67 OMR 1.03
Oranges (1kg)
$1.86 OMR 0.72
$1.07 OMR 0.41
$4 OMR 1.54
Tomato (1kg)
$1.16 OMR 0.45
$0.66 OMR 0.25
$1.57 OMR 0.61
Potato (1kg)
$0.95 OMR 0.37
$0.63 OMR 0.24
$1.26 OMR 0.49
Onion (1kg)
$0.98 OMR 0.38
$0.72 OMR 0.28
$1.54 OMR 0.59
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.09 OMR 0.42
$0.53 OMR 0.21
$2.13 OMR 0.82
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.55 OMR 0.21
$0.4 OMR 0.15
$0.8 OMR 0.31
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.21 OMR 2.39
$5.07 OMR 1.95
$7.61 OMR 2.93
Wine (Bottle)
$17.14 OMR 6.6
$14.5 OMR 5.58
$26.38 OMR 10.16
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$4.18 OMR 1.61
$2.54 OMR 0.98
$5.07 OMR 1.95
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$7.71 OMR 2.97
$5.14 OMR 1.98
$10.28 OMR 3.96
🚌 Getting Around
Cost
Range
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.1 OMR 1.19
$2.58 OMR 0.99
$3.87 OMR 1.49
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.81 OMR 0.31
$0.54 OMR 0.21
$1.08 OMR 0.42
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$10.24 OMR 3.94
$7.68 OMR 2.96
$12.8 OMR 4.93
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.61 OMR 0.23
$0.58 OMR 0.22
$0.64 OMR 0.25
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$23.2K OMR 8,949
$21.1K OMR 8,136
$31.7K OMR 12.2K
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$21.9K OMR 8,444
$20.1K OMR 7,743
$23.7K OMR 9,110
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Cost
Range
Utilities (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Monthly) (85m2)
$106 OMR 40.98
$77.4 OMR 29.81
$155 OMR 59.6
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$41.64 OMR 16.03
$21.04 OMR 8.1
$71 OMR 27.34
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$69.2 OMR 26.64
$64.4 OMR 24.81
$90.2 OMR 34.73
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Cost
Range
Cinema Ticket
$10.43 OMR 4.02
$7.82 OMR 3.01
$13.04 OMR 5.02
🧸 Childcare & Education
Cost
Range
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$193 OMR 74.2
$104 OMR 40.05
$520 OMR 200
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$9,786 OMR 3,768
$5,157 OMR 1,986
$18.1K OMR 6,950
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Cost
Range
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$51.2 OMR 19.69
$18.52 OMR 7.13
$106 OMR 40.72
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.94 OMR 15.38
$15.86 OMR 6.1
$79.3 OMR 30.53
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$80.2 OMR 30.89
$52.8 OMR 20.33
$132 OMR 50.8
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$87.8 OMR 33.82
$46.41 OMR 17.87
$129 OMR 49.64
💵 Salaries & Financials
Cost
Range
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.15
4
6.3
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