Kenya vs Oman - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kenya Oman
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$2487
🏠 One person rent
$238
$497
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$926
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$345
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$97
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$413
$2025
💸 GDP per capita
$1950
$23295
😃 Human freedom index
6.57
5.56
❤️ Life expectancy
62.1
73.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
43
🌐 English speaking %
18.8%
22%
🎓 Higher education
70
63
😀 Quality of life
36
61
🏙️ Population
48.5M
4.83M

The average cost of living in Kenya ($671) is 35% less expensive than in Oman ($1031). Kenya ranked 150th vs 81st for Oman in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kenya compared to 2 months in Oman. Ranked 126th and 56th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Kenya vs Oman

We calculate prices for Kenya and Oman as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 4 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Kenya Oman
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.43
$5.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.2
$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$10.3
 Cappuccino
$2.49
$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$917
$1026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$404
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26
$62.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.91%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2000
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1600
$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.1
$56.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$10.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$4.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$4.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$8.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$20.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$4.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$5.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$11.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.71
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.64
$9.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$37.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.58
$7.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.9
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.2
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$145
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7707
$7755

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Cities Comparison in Kenya vs Oman

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Kenya

City Cost of living Population
Nairobi
$745
5.55M
Mombasa
$560
1.21M
Kisumu
$518
410K
Eldoret
$460
289K
Nakuru
$493
308K
Thika
$571
279K
Mumias
$483
100K
Machakos
$482
114K
Malindi
$502
120K
Meru
$535
42.7K

In Oman

City Cost of living Population
Muscat
$1110
1.42M
Seeb
$994
471K
Salalah
$806
332K
Nizwa
$786
83.5K