Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 2.6 times more expensive than Oman.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Oman, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Oman
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.07
OMR1.950
|
$18.92
£15.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
OMR3.360
|
$8.82
£7.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
OMR0.320
|
$2.53
£2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
$1.85
£1.48
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Oman
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
OMR0.410
|
$2.17
£1.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
OMR1.260
|
$6.93
£5.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.47
OMR2.870
|
$7.62
£6.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
OMR0.950
|
$5.60
£4.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
OMR0.930
|
$5.18
£4.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$2.69
£2.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
OMR0.260
|
$1.97
£1.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
OMR0.340
|
$2.40
£1.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$1.90
£1.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
OMR0.180
|
$1.36
£1.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
$0.82
£0.66
|
|
pay 75.7% more for transportation
Oman
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
$7.03
£5.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
$39.73
£31.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,515.49
OMR8,279.610
|
$29,386.35
£23,464.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
OMR4.550
|
$23.24
£18.55
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Oman
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.29
OMR29.740
|
$68.68
£54.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.19
OMR156.310
|
$1,864.05
£1,488.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.28
OMR107.860
|
$1,686.88
£1,346.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.32
OMR29.760
|
$161.86
£129.24
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
Oman
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.44
OMR74.440
|
$1,460.21
£1,165.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,403.00
OMR2,848.830
|
$16,544.33
£13,210.10
|
|
pay 21.4% more for entertainment and sports
Oman
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$5.93
£4.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.20
OMR1.620
|
$4.02
£3.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.87
OMR2.260
|
$12.39
£9.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.45
OMR21.340
|
$79.68
£63.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.66
OMR3.720
|
$9.62
£7.68
|
|
pay 35.1% more for clothing
Oman
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.42
OMR15.550
|
$88.29
£70.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.69
OMR14.120
|
$35.10
£28.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.70
OMR29.510
|
$80.67
£64.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.28
OMR24.350
|
$76.78
£61.30
|
|
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