Cost of living comparison
Oman is 2.2 times more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Oman instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 77.2% more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$5.07
OMR1.950
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$8.73
OMR3.360
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$0.84
OMR0.320
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 50.0% more for groceries
Burundi
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$1.06
OMR0.410
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$3.28
OMR1.260
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$7.47
OMR2.870
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$2.47
OMR0.950
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$2.42
OMR0.930
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.68
OMR0.260
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$0.88
OMR0.340
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.48
OMR0.180
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Burundi
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,515.49
OMR8,280.370
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.82
OMR4.550
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Burundi
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$77.29
OMR29.740
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$406.19
OMR156.320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$280.28
OMR107.870
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$77.32
OMR29.760
|
|
pay 29.3% more for childcare
Burundi
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$193.44
OMR74.450
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$7,403.00
OMR2,849.090
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$4.20
OMR1.620
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$5.87
OMR2.260
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$55.45
OMR21.340
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.66
OMR3.720
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burundi
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$40.42
OMR15.550
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$36.69
OMR14.120
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$76.70
OMR29.520
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$63.28
OMR24.350
|
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