Cost of living comparison
Finland is 70.3% more expensive than Oman.
If you lived in Finland instead of Oman, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Oman
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.07
OMR1.950
|
$13.85
€12.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
OMR3.360
|
$9.97
€9.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
OMR0.320
|
$2.57
€2.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
$1.92
€1.76
|
|
pay 49.5% more for groceries
Oman
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
OMR0.410
|
$2.30
€2.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
OMR1.260
|
$3.73
€3.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.47
OMR2.870
|
$4.21
€3.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
OMR0.950
|
$2.94
€2.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
OMR0.930
|
$5.06
€4.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
OMR0.260
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
OMR0.340
|
$0.93
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$1.65
€1.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
OMR0.180
|
$0.56
€0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 85.2% more for transportation
Oman
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
$7.87
€7.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
$60.62
€55.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,515.49
OMR8,280.370
|
$30,056.21
€27,626.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
OMR4.550
|
$18.81
€17.29
|
|
pay 40.7% more for housing
Oman
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.29
OMR29.740
|
$22.06
€20.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.19
OMR156.320
|
$746.03
€685.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.28
OMR107.870
|
$620.54
€570.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.32
OMR29.760
|
$99.79
€91.72
|
|
pay 31.5% more for childcare
Oman
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.44
OMR74.450
|
$310.89
€285.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,403.00
OMR2,849.090
|
$7,564.54
€6,952.94
|
|
pay 17.7% more for entertainment and sports
Oman
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$7.16
€6.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.20
OMR1.620
|
$4.25
€3.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.87
OMR2.260
|
$10.60
€9.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.45
OMR21.340
|
$43.05
€39.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.66
OMR3.720
|
$15.48
€14.23
|
|
pay 39.4% more for clothing
Oman
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.42
OMR15.550
|
$76.46
€70.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.69
OMR14.120
|
$32.66
€30.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.70
OMR29.520
|
$83.52
€76.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.28
OMR24.350
|
$107.88
€99.15
|
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