Cost of living in Muscat 2026
Typical rent, prices and the overall cost index for Muscat, with quick comparisons to other cities.
Cost index (base New York = 100)
35.1
65% cheaper than New York
MuscatUSD
1-bed apartment, centre 253 OMR $658
1-bed apartment, outside centre 172 OMR $447
3-bed apartment, centre 505 OMR $1,313
Room in shared flat 86 OMR $224
Buy price per m2 1,092 OMR $2,840
Living cost excl. rent 325 OMR $845
Typical net salary 639 OMR $1,662
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How we calculate and where the data comes from
Educational model, not financial, tax or relocation advice. Figures are estimates for 2026 and are rounded to ranges, never exact values. Our cost index is built from open data and adapted by CrawlJobs (aggregated and reweighted); it is not endorsed by the sources.
Sources: Eurostat (free reuse, Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), World Bank Open Data ICP (CC-BY-4.0), US BEA / HUD / Census (public domain), GeoNames (CC-BY-4.0). Source and product names are used for attribution only; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.