Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 19.3% cheaper than Oman.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Oman, you would:
pay 34.4% less for restaurants
Oman
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.07
OMR1.950
|
$1.84
₫46,730
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
OMR3.360
|
$4.33
₫110,218
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
OMR0.320
|
$0.55
₫13,951
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
$0.34
₫8,775
|
|
pay 8.1% less for groceries
Oman
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
OMR0.410
|
$0.88
₫22,483
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
OMR1.260
|
$6.02
₫153,101
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.47
OMR2.870
|
$5.38
₫136,997
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
OMR0.950
|
$1.49
₫37,937
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
OMR0.930
|
$1.52
₫38,607
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$1.26
₫32,184
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
OMR0.260
|
$0.44
₫11,194
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
OMR0.340
|
$0.63
₫16,138
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$0.42
₫10,614
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
OMR0.180
|
$0.49
₫12,564
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
$0.49
₫12,521
|
|
pay 7.9% less for transportation
Oman
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
$3.48
₫88,533
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
$6.87
₫174,729
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,515.49
OMR8,280.370
|
$34,303.88
₫872,983,372
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
OMR4.550
|
$5.70
₫145,005
|
|
pay 45.7% less for housing
Oman
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.29
OMR29.740
|
$8.95
₫227,890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.19
OMR156.320
|
$304.25
₫7,742,624
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.28
OMR107.870
|
$210.52
₫5,357,494
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.32
OMR29.760
|
$43.00
₫1,094,377
|
|
pay 35.8% more for childcare
Oman
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.44
OMR74.450
|
$212.34
₫5,403,663
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,403.00
OMR2,849.090
|
$11,971.85
₫304,665,921
|
|
pay 71.1% less for entertainment and sports
Oman
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$0.89
₫22,685
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.20
OMR1.620
|
$1.56
₫39,791
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.87
OMR2.260
|
$1.19
₫30,171
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.45
OMR21.340
|
$22.79
₫580,032
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.66
OMR3.720
|
$3.60
₫91,568
|
|
pay 3.7% less for clothing
Oman
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.42
OMR15.550
|
$28.72
₫731,005
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.69
OMR14.120
|
$23.06
₫586,900
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.70
OMR29.520
|
$81.55
₫2,075,298
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.28
OMR24.350
|
$91.83
₫2,337,046
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Vietnam or Oman. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.