Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 47.9% more expensive than Oman.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Oman, you would:
pay 48.3% more for restaurants
Oman
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.07
OMR1.950
|
$6.44
₩8,729
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
OMR3.360
|
$5.49
₩7,430
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
OMR0.320
|
$1.39
₩1,882
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
$0.74
₩998
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Oman
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
OMR0.410
|
$2.87
₩3,886
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
OMR1.260
|
$6.02
₩8,152
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.47
OMR2.870
|
$7.79
₩10,553
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
OMR0.950
|
$3.21
₩4,350
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
OMR0.930
|
$2.83
₩3,834
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$2.76
₩3,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
OMR0.260
|
$1.39
₩1,882
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
OMR0.340
|
$2.49
₩3,372
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$2.03
₩2,750
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
OMR0.180
|
$1.69
₩2,288
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
$1.10
₩1,489
|
|
pay 20.9% more for transportation
Oman
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
$4.58
₩6,198
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
$48.21
₩65,301
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,515.49
OMR8,280.370
|
$27,876.80
₩37,756,063
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
OMR4.550
|
$8.80
₩11,918
|
|
pay 4.0% more for housing
Oman
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.29
OMR29.740
|
$20.28
₩27,462
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.19
OMR156.320
|
$421.68
₩571,118
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.28
OMR107.870
|
$330.55
₩447,700
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.32
OMR29.760
|
$129.93
₩175,971
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Oman
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.44
OMR74.450
|
$386.50
₩523,473
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,403.00
OMR2,849.090
|
$18,893.14
₩25,588,679
|
|
pay 28.6% less for entertainment and sports
Oman
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$2.93
₩3,962
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.20
OMR1.620
|
$3.45
₩4,676
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.87
OMR2.260
|
$3.33
₩4,515
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.45
OMR21.340
|
$48.95
₩66,298
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.66
OMR3.720
|
$9.82
₩13,306
|
|
pay 30.9% more for clothing
Oman
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.42
OMR15.550
|
$62.63
₩84,831
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.69
OMR14.120
|
$43.35
₩58,708
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.70
OMR29.520
|
$72.22
₩97,813
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.28
OMR24.350
|
$98.82
₩133,835
|
|
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