School fees in Oman | Expat Arrivals

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on 1 Oct 2012

does anyone know what the price of school fees is for a 3 year old and a 5 year old. Also is a package of about 2000 rials excluding phone, car and petrol a good salary. What is the best areas for a family to live in?

Anonymous (not verified) on 2 Oct 2012 - 08:01

Hi Angie

It depends on the school. School fees will come to about 3000-4000 rials a year per child at the British School in Muscat. The Sultan School is a bit cheaper - about 2000-3000 per child. The PDO school is free for Shell employees.

Whether your salary is enough depends on your lifestyle. You're looking at about 400 OMR a month for rent on a 3-bedroomed flat and 500 to 700 OMR a month for school fees. (Although in reality you will need to pay these fees in advance as a lump sum).

You can see the Expat Arrivals Cost of Living in Oman page for a detailed list of grocery prices.

Hope that helps!

Anonymous (not verified) on 2 Oct 2012 - 13:33

thanks Gaby, are you living in Oman at the moment? What is the best area to live in for a family? My husband is going on his own for awhile and will look out for places etc but would like to know what is recommended. Is it a nice place to live for people with young families?

Anonymous (not verified) on 25 Jan 2013 - 11:22

is true that single female can not get visa for working in oman

Anonymous (not verified) on 1 Feb 2013 - 06:34

Dear Angie There is nothing to worry to work in Oman alone also. Regards to best places to live will be Muscat city ( capital area ) and Sohar are developed and will be trouble free for all the things like schooling, transport, etc., Other wise there is no difficulty for expats to work in Oman. More over you can browse internet to know the kind of your employer. Government is making all possible measures to make sure expats are not troubled. Women have good respect given. As in any country here also, will depend on how we are dressing our self and behaving our self. You have a very less crime rate to compare rest of the world. What else you need !!!

Anonymous (not verified) on 1 Feb 2013 - 06:45

Nothing to worry for working in Oman women alone also. According to me you are the best judge of your life style. Any how its the safe place to expats also. You can see the internet information also.

Anonymous (not verified) on 19 Feb 2014 - 11:41

Hi,i'm planing to come and invest in oman.i want some information about the average salery ,rents,health care,and which business you recomanded or its popular there.i have resturant in dubai.and gold store in iran

Anonymous (not verified) on 20 Feb 2014 - 07:41

Hi Anonymous,

You can start by taking a look at our Cost of Living in Oman page for a breakdown of average expat expenses.

Furthermore I think you'll find this page on Doing Business in Oman very useful in your deliberations.

Good luck,

Shantalie

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