Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 15.3% cheaper than Oman.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Oman, you would:
pay 14.4% more for restaurants
Oman
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.07
OMR1.950
|
$7.22
NAD131.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
OMR3.360
|
$3.27
NAD59.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
OMR0.320
|
$0.71
NAD12.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
$0.60
NAD10.92
|
|
pay 7.3% less for groceries
Oman
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
OMR0.410
|
$0.75
NAD13.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
OMR1.260
|
$2.93
NAD53.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.47
OMR2.870
|
$4.83
NAD87.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
OMR0.950
|
$2.61
NAD47.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
OMR0.930
|
$2.17
NAD39.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$0.89
NAD16.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
OMR0.260
|
$0.70
NAD12.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
OMR0.340
|
$0.65
NAD11.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$0.67
NAD12.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
OMR0.180
|
$0.52
NAD9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
$0.44
NAD8.01
|
|
pay 11.2% less for transportation
Oman
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
$4.58
NAD83.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
$27.23
NAD495.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,515.49
OMR8,280.370
|
$12,425.99
NAD226,149.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
OMR4.550
|
$6.37
NAD115.95
|
|
pay 15.7% less for housing
Oman
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.29
OMR29.740
|
$56.49
NAD1,028.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.19
OMR156.320
|
$376.01
NAD6,843.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.28
OMR107.870
|
$298.50
NAD5,432.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.32
OMR29.760
|
$50.33
NAD915.98
|
|
pay 24.8% less for childcare
Oman
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.44
OMR74.450
|
$166.47
NAD3,029.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,403.00
OMR2,849.090
|
$4,756.12
NAD86,560.07
|
|
pay 58.7% less for entertainment and sports
Oman
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$1.50
NAD27.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.20
OMR1.620
|
$1.56
NAD28.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.87
OMR2.260
|
$2.60
NAD47.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.45
OMR21.340
|
$34.63
NAD630.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.66
OMR3.720
|
$4.64
NAD84.43
|
|
pay 3.5% less for clothing
Oman
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.42
OMR15.550
|
$39.56
NAD719.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.69
OMR14.120
|
$24.66
NAD448.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.70
OMR29.520
|
$100.07
NAD1,821.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.28
OMR24.350
|
$57.22
NAD1,041.46
|
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