Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 2.2 times more expensive than Oman.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Oman, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Oman
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.07
OMR1.950
|
$17.10
€15.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
OMR3.360
|
$9.80
€9.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
OMR0.320
|
$2.19
€2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
$1.73
€1.59
|
|
pay 55.4% more for groceries
Oman
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
OMR0.410
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
OMR1.260
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.47
OMR2.870
|
$4.97
€4.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
OMR0.950
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
OMR0.930
|
$4.34
€3.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
OMR0.260
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
OMR0.340
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$1.51
€1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
OMR0.180
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Oman
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
$7.23
€6.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
$118.73
€109.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,515.49
OMR8,280.370
|
$36,966.92
€33,978.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
OMR4.550
|
$18.66
€17.15
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Oman
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.29
OMR29.740
|
$49.22
€45.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.19
OMR156.320
|
$1,390.35
€1,277.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.28
OMR107.870
|
$1,168.86
€1,074.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.32
OMR29.760
|
$162.61
€149.46
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Oman
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.44
OMR74.450
|
$1,101.52
€1,012.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,403.00
OMR2,849.090
|
$7,468.96
€6,865.09
|
|
pay 32.0% more for entertainment and sports
Oman
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$6.02
€5.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.20
OMR1.620
|
$3.78
€3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.87
OMR2.260
|
$16.48
€15.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.45
OMR21.340
|
$58.33
€53.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.66
OMR3.720
|
$12.21
€11.23
|
|
pay 45.8% more for clothing
Oman
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.42
OMR15.550
|
$84.67
€77.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.69
OMR14.120
|
$40.37
€37.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.70
OMR29.520
|
$91.93
€84.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.28
OMR24.350
|
$90.97
€83.61
|
|
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