Cost of living comparison
Italy is 62.8% more expensive than Oman.
If you lived in Italy instead of Oman, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Oman
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.34
OMR1.670
|
$15.74
€14.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.03
OMR2.710
|
$9.09
€8.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
$2.45
€2.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
OMR0.140
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
pay 55.1% more for groceries
Oman
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
OMR0.390
|
$1.86
€1.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
OMR1.260
|
$7.20
€6.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.90
OMR2.650
|
$4.88
€4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
OMR1.090
|
$3.14
€2.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
$4.47
€4.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
OMR0.370
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
OMR0.230
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$1.20
€1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
OMR0.160
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
pay 75.9% more for transportation
Oman
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
$8.02
€7.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.94
OMR24.990
|
$38.40
€35.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,624.45
OMR7,936.720
|
$25,887.08
€24,016.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
OMR4.460
|
$18.65
€17.30
|
|
pay 22.9% more for housing
Oman
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.03
OMR30.030
|
$30.75
€28.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$514.91
OMR198.150
|
$608.10
€564.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$386.68
OMR148.800
|
$488.80
€453.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.04
OMR28.110
|
$151.72
€140.76
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Oman
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.74
OMR63.010
|
$459.30
€426.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,015.93
OMR2,699.880
|
$9,604.44
€8,910.52
|
|
pay 23.2% less for entertainment and sports
Oman
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.25
OMR3.560
|
$4.83
€4.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
OMR1.440
|
$1.60
€1.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
OMR2.170
|
$6.30
€5.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.34
OMR29.760
|
$51.79
€48.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
OMR3.260
|
$9.32
€8.65
|
|
pay 23.8% more for clothing
Oman
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.62
OMR19.860
|
$80.37
€74.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.76
OMR17.990
|
$36.54
€33.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.82
OMR32.260
|
$89.56
€83.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.32
OMR28.600
|
$114.84
€106.55
|
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