Cost of living comparison
Oman is 38.4% more expensive than El Salvador.
If you lived in Oman instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 8.3% less for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.83
SVC50.99
|
$4.34
OMR1.670
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
SVC51.69
|
$7.03
OMR2.710
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.20
|
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
SVC5.90
|
$0.35
OMR0.140
|
|
pay 22.6% less for groceries
El Salvador
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
SVC16.03
|
$1.02
OMR0.390
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.96
|
$3.27
OMR1.260
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.63
|
$6.90
OMR2.650
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
SVC20.62
|
$2.84
OMR1.090
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
SVC18.86
|
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
$0.95
OMR0.370
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
SVC6.53
|
$0.59
OMR0.230
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SVC8.97
|
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.28
|
$0.41
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 27.7% more for transportation
El Salvador
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
SVC33.96
|
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC190.04
|
$64.94
OMR24.990
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,350.89
|
$20,624.45
OMR7,936.720
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.19
SVC255.15
|
$11.60
OMR4.460
|
|
pay 26.8% more for housing
El Salvador
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.89
SVC383.66
|
$78.03
OMR30.030
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.09
SVC5,333.22
|
$514.91
OMR198.150
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.44
SVC3,229.58
|
$386.68
OMR148.800
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.06
SVC455.06
|
$73.04
OMR28.110
|
|
pay 78.0% more for childcare
El Salvador
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.15
SVC840.50
|
$163.74
OMR63.010
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,776.67
SVC33,014.55
|
$7,015.93
OMR2,699.880
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.11
|
$9.25
OMR3.560
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
SVC20.16
|
$3.73
OMR1.440
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.97
|
$5.64
OMR2.170
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.48
SVC275.20
|
$77.34
OMR29.760
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.71
|
$8.46
OMR3.260
|
|
pay 0.1% more for clothing
El Salvador
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.68
|
$51.62
OMR19.860
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.50
|
$46.76
OMR17.990
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC711.26
|
$83.82
OMR32.260
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC743.05
|
$74.32
OMR28.600
|
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