Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 60.0% more expensive than Oman.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Oman, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Oman
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.07
OMR1.950
|
$13.74
€12.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
OMR3.360
|
$8.59
€7.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
OMR0.320
|
$1.85
€1.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
$1.04
€0.96
|
|
pay 41.1% more for groceries
Oman
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
OMR0.410
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
OMR1.260
|
$5.82
€5.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.47
OMR2.870
|
$6.41
€5.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
OMR0.950
|
$3.50
€3.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
OMR0.930
|
$3.53
€3.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
OMR0.260
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
OMR0.340
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$1.18
€1.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
OMR0.180
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
$0.56
€0.51
|
|
pay 64.1% more for transportation
Oman
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
$5.75
€5.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
$50.09
€46.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,515.49
OMR8,280.370
|
$29,604.23
€27,210.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
OMR4.550
|
$21.98
€20.21
|
|
pay 79.8% more for housing
Oman
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.29
OMR29.740
|
$39.46
€36.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.19
OMR156.320
|
$924.34
€849.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.28
OMR107.870
|
$738.82
€679.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.32
OMR29.760
|
$136.66
€125.61
|
|
pay 57.7% more for childcare
Oman
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.44
OMR74.450
|
$424.84
€390.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,403.00
OMR2,849.090
|
$7,091.11
€6,517.79
|
|
pay 22.0% less for entertainment and sports
Oman
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$3.33
€3.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.20
OMR1.620
|
$3.30
€3.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.87
OMR2.260
|
$4.37
€4.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.45
OMR21.340
|
$54.49
€50.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.66
OMR3.720
|
$10.29
€9.46
|
|
pay 67.8% more for clothing
Oman
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.42
OMR15.550
|
$80.92
€74.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.69
OMR14.120
|
$48.04
€44.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.70
OMR29.520
|
$125.90
€115.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.28
OMR24.350
|
$111.40
€102.39
|
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