Cost of living comparison
India is 53.9% cheaper than Oman.
If you lived in India instead of Oman, you would:
pay 51.0% less for restaurants
Oman
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.07
OMR1.950
|
$2.48
₹206.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
OMR3.360
|
$3.94
₹328.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
OMR0.320
|
$0.39
₹32.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
$0.17
₹14.23
|
|
pay 50.4% less for groceries
Oman
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
OMR0.410
|
$0.46
₹38.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
OMR1.260
|
$2.56
₹213.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.47
OMR2.870
|
$2.56
₹212.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
OMR0.950
|
$0.93
₹77.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
OMR0.930
|
$1.36
₹113.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$0.85
₹71.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
OMR0.260
|
$0.31
₹25.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
OMR0.340
|
$0.47
₹39.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$0.23
₹19.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
OMR0.180
|
$0.16
₹13.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
$0.17
₹14.37
|
|
pay 23.6% less for transportation
Oman
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
$4.69
₹390.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
$10.04
₹836.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,515.49
OMR8,280.370
|
$13,372.81
₹1,113,962.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
OMR4.550
|
$2.97
₹247.46
|
|
pay 71.9% less for housing
Oman
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.29
OMR29.740
|
$7.66
₹638.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.19
OMR156.320
|
$136.15
₹11,341.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.28
OMR107.870
|
$88.97
₹7,410.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.32
OMR29.760
|
$28.75
₹2,394.87
|
|
pay 73.8% less for childcare
Oman
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.44
OMR74.450
|
$58.47
₹4,870.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,403.00
OMR2,849.090
|
$1,644.63
₹136,998.26
|
|
pay 63.7% less for entertainment and sports
Oman
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$1.84
₹153.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.20
OMR1.620
|
$1.59
₹132.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.87
OMR2.260
|
$3.63
₹302.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.45
OMR21.340
|
$16.08
₹1,339.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.66
OMR3.720
|
$3.38
₹281.43
|
|
pay 43.1% less for clothing
Oman
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.42
OMR15.550
|
$23.53
₹1,959.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.69
OMR14.120
|
$24.73
₹2,060.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.70
OMR29.520
|
$41.02
₹3,417.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.28
OMR24.350
|
$30.71
₹2,558.39
|
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