Temprature at 11am 36C (96F).

Ok so back in Muscat and thought I'd start entering some information into my blog. Been awhile since I updated it but have been asked by several people to add more to it and to also give an insight into everyday shopping costs etc.

At the moment the Rial is very strong and fluctuates between £1.65 and £1.70 so I will use £1.70 as the basis of my calculations.

I use 3 main supermarkets in Muscat; Lulu's, Carrefour and Al Fair, with Al Fair being the more expensive.
Lulu’s: A great supermarket with an exceptionally wide and varied stock. The one in Al Khuwair has everything under one roof from clothes, electricals, some furniture and of course food. I can recommend their cooked food which is mainly Chinese and Indian but absolutely gorgeous. Will put some prices on soon.

Carrefour,where I shopped today, also in Al Khuwair in the Muscat Grand Mall. Another multipurpose shopping store, although the one in Qurum (opposite my school) is much bigger and also has a much better selection.
Here is a list of some of the shopping I got today
Lemons 790 baisas per KG (about £1.36)
limes 490 baisas kg (£0.85)
carrots 750 baisas per kg (£1.25)
red cabbage 580 baisasper kg (£0.90)
Roasted Chicken 1.2 kg in weight OMR 1.490 (£2.45) Kleenex Toilet rolls (16 + 4free) OMR2.630 (£4.05) Philadelphia light 780 baisas (£1.35)
6 large Ciabatta bread 495 baisas (£0.85)
Mushrooms 250 grms 650 baisas (£1.10)
1Ltr Lowfat fresh Milk 530 baisas ( £0.85)

Al Fair has high quality provisions and you can also get pork at most of their stores (Be warned pork is very expensive here). A lot of the produce is the Waitrose make and their fruit and veg are excellent.