Cost of living comparison
Albania is 9.7% more expensive than Oman.
If you lived in Albania instead of Oman, you would:
pay 62.7% more for restaurants
Oman
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.07
OMR1.950
|
$7.46
ALL688
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
OMR3.360
|
$6.30
ALL581
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
OMR0.320
|
$1.58
ALL145
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
$0.76
ALL70
|
|
pay 9.8% more for groceries
Oman
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
OMR0.410
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
OMR1.260
|
$4.90
ALL452
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.47
OMR2.870
|
$6.95
ALL641
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
OMR0.950
|
$3.29
ALL303
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
OMR0.930
|
$3.21
ALL296
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$0.62
ALL57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
OMR0.260
|
$1.05
ALL97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
OMR0.340
|
$0.72
ALL66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$0.64
ALL59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
OMR0.180
|
$0.46
ALL42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
$0.48
ALL44
|
|
pay 88.2% more for transportation
Oman
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
$7.84
ALL722
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
$15.59
ALL1,436
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,515.49
OMR8,280.370
|
$30,451.57
ALL2,806,055
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
OMR4.550
|
$29.40
ALL2,709
|
|
pay 30.2% less for housing
Oman
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.29
OMR29.740
|
$15.91
ALL1,466
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.19
OMR156.320
|
$333.93
ALL30,771
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.28
OMR107.870
|
$252.77
ALL23,292
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.32
OMR29.760
|
$66.76
ALL6,152
|
|
pay 42.5% less for childcare
Oman
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.44
OMR74.450
|
$144.51
ALL13,316
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,403.00
OMR2,849.090
|
$2,989.15
ALL275,444
|
|
pay 45.7% less for entertainment and sports
Oman
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$2.48
ALL229
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.20
OMR1.620
|
$1.54
ALL142
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.87
OMR2.260
|
$3.54
ALL326
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.45
OMR21.340
|
$36.41
ALL3,355
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.66
OMR3.720
|
$8.18
ALL754
|
|
pay 25.4% more for clothing
Oman
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.42
OMR15.550
|
$45.87
ALL4,227
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.69
OMR14.120
|
$44.92
ALL4,139
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.70
OMR29.520
|
$78.19
ALL7,205
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.28
OMR24.350
|
$103.69
ALL9,555
|
|
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