Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 54.1% more expensive than Oman.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Oman, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Oman
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.07
OMR1.950
|
$11.31
SEK121.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
OMR3.360
|
$9.30
SEK99.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
OMR0.320
|
$1.93
SEK20.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
$1.88
SEK20.19
|
|
pay 72.3% more for groceries
Oman
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
OMR0.410
|
$2.55
SEK27.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
OMR1.260
|
$5.31
SEK56.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.47
OMR2.870
|
$5.59
SEK59.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
OMR0.950
|
$3.82
SEK40.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
OMR0.930
|
$4.89
SEK52.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$1.22
SEK13.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
OMR0.260
|
$1.07
SEK11.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
OMR0.340
|
$1.14
SEK12.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$1.80
SEK19.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
OMR0.180
|
$0.67
SEK7.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
$0.72
SEK7.75
|
|
pay 78.8% more for transportation
Oman
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
$6.80
SEK72.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
$68.13
SEK730.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,515.49
OMR8,280.370
|
$27,059.79
SEK289,999.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
OMR4.550
|
$21.32
SEK228.48
|
|
pay 43.7% more for housing
Oman
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.29
OMR29.740
|
$29.04
SEK311.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.19
OMR156.320
|
$873.36
SEK9,359.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.28
OMR107.870
|
$653.04
SEK6,998.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.32
OMR29.760
|
$69.04
SEK739.92
|
|
pay 49.4% less for childcare
Oman
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.44
OMR74.450
|
$121.10
SEK1,297.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,403.00
OMR2,849.090
|
$2,856.48
SEK30,612.84
|
|
pay 5.1% less for entertainment and sports
Oman
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$6.81
SEK73.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.20
OMR1.620
|
$3.75
SEK40.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.87
OMR2.260
|
$6.25
SEK66.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.45
OMR21.340
|
$39.42
SEK422.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.66
OMR3.720
|
$13.75
SEK147.33
|
|
pay 46.5% more for clothing
Oman
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.42
OMR15.550
|
$80.13
SEK858.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.69
OMR14.120
|
$34.51
SEK369.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.70
OMR29.520
|
$82.17
SEK880.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.28
OMR24.350
|
$117.97
SEK1,264.30
|
|
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