Cost of living comparison
Spain is 40.6% more expensive than Oman.
If you lived in Spain instead of Oman, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Oman
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.34
OMR1.670
|
$12.45
€11.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.03
OMR2.710
|
$8.47
€7.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
OMR0.140
|
$1.40
€1.30
|
|
pay 24.7% more for groceries
Oman
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
OMR0.390
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
OMR1.260
|
$5.73
€5.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.90
OMR2.650
|
$3.55
€3.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
OMR1.090
|
$2.35
€2.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
$3.11
€2.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
OMR0.370
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
OMR0.230
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
OMR0.160
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
pay 49.9% more for transportation
Oman
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
$6.67
€6.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.94
OMR24.990
|
$39.84
€36.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,624.45
OMR7,936.720
|
$24,357.72
€22,597.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
OMR4.460
|
$14.14
€13.12
|
|
pay 20.4% more for housing
Oman
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.03
OMR30.030
|
$40.62
€37.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$514.91
OMR198.150
|
$697.48
€647.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$386.68
OMR148.800
|
$570.67
€529.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.04
OMR28.110
|
$106.79
€99.08
|
|
pay 57.0% more for childcare
Oman
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.74
OMR63.010
|
$342.46
€317.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,015.93
OMR2,699.880
|
$7,368.05
€6,835.70
|
|
pay 33.5% less for entertainment and sports
Oman
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.25
OMR3.560
|
$2.66
€2.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
OMR1.440
|
$1.85
€1.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
OMR2.170
|
$5.55
€5.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.34
OMR29.760
|
$43.33
€40.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
OMR3.260
|
$8.42
€7.81
|
|
pay 6.2% more for clothing
Oman
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.62
OMR19.860
|
$73.58
€68.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.76
OMR17.990
|
$33.02
€30.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.82
OMR32.260
|
$74.35
€68.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.32
OMR28.600
|
$91.35
€84.75
|
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