Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 2.6 times more expensive than Oman.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Oman, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
Oman
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.07
OMR1.950
|
$20.22
€18.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
OMR3.360
|
$11.79
€10.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
OMR0.320
|
$3.13
€2.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
$2.80
€2.57
|
|
pay 84.6% more for groceries
Oman
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
OMR0.410
|
$2.92
€2.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
OMR1.260
|
$8.10
€7.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.47
OMR2.870
|
$4.95
€4.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
OMR0.950
|
$3.89
€3.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
OMR0.930
|
$5.51
€5.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$1.19
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
OMR0.260
|
$0.78
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
OMR0.340
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$1.92
€1.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
OMR0.180
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Oman
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
$6.00
€5.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,515.49
OMR8,280.370
|
$27,590.69
€25,359.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
OMR4.550
|
$29.95
€27.52
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Oman
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.29
OMR29.740
|
$49.80
€45.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.19
OMR156.320
|
$1,699.58
€1,562.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.28
OMR107.870
|
$1,475.67
€1,356.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.32
OMR29.760
|
$164.91
€151.57
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Oman
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.44
OMR74.450
|
$1,178.26
€1,083.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,403.00
OMR2,849.090
|
$17,310.77
€15,911.19
|
|
pay 9.1% less for entertainment and sports
Oman
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$5.28
€4.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.20
OMR1.620
|
$3.77
€3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.87
OMR2.260
|
$5.97
€5.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.45
OMR21.340
|
$44.65
€41.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.66
OMR3.720
|
$12.72
€11.69
|
|
pay 25.8% more for clothing
Oman
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.42
OMR15.550
|
$61.55
€56.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.69
OMR14.120
|
$31.61
€29.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.70
OMR29.520
|
$86.38
€79.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.28
OMR24.350
|
$96.33
€88.54
|
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