Cost of living comparison
Jersey is 3.1 times more expensive than Oman.
If you lived in Jersey instead of Oman, you would:
pay 4.8 times more for restaurants
Oman
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.07
OMR1.950
|
$37.84
£29.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
OMR3.360
|
$8.83
£6.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
OMR0.320
|
$2.84
£2.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
$2.29
£1.80
|
|
pay 92.4% more for groceries
Oman
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
OMR0.410
|
$2.03
£1.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
OMR1.260
|
$5.49
£4.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.47
OMR2.870
|
$7.51
£5.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
OMR0.950
|
$5.04
£3.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
OMR0.930
|
$5.39
£4.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$1.95
£1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
OMR0.260
|
$0.86
£0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
OMR0.340
|
$1.80
£1.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$1.43
£1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
OMR0.180
|
$1.09
£0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
$0.92
£0.73
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Oman
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
$7.04
£5.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
$65.58
£51.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,515.49
OMR8,280.370
|
$30,458.39
£23,973.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
OMR4.550
|
$41.21
£32.44
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Oman
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.29
OMR29.740
|
$64.32
£50.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.19
OMR156.320
|
$1,860.29
£1,464.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.28
OMR107.870
|
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.32
OMR29.760
|
$108.19
£85.16
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
Oman
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.44
OMR74.450
|
$2,002.18
£1,575.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,403.00
OMR2,849.090
|
$18,733.28
£14,744.81
|
|
pay 41.5% more for entertainment and sports
Oman
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$6.94
£5.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.20
OMR1.620
|
$4.76
£3.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.87
OMR2.260
|
$12.93
£10.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.45
OMR21.340
|
$76.30
£60.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.66
OMR3.720
|
$16.40
£12.91
|
|
pay 76.4% more for clothing
Oman
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.42
OMR15.550
|
$94.59
£74.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.69
OMR14.120
|
$54.23
£42.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.70
OMR29.520
|
$99.32
£78.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.28
OMR24.350
|
$122.97
£96.79
|
|
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