Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 37.7% more expensive than Oman.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Oman, you would:
pay 71.3% more for restaurants
Oman
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.07
OMR1.950
|
$7.60
YER1,900
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
OMR3.360
|
$9.61
YER2,402
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
OMR0.320
|
$1.71
YER427
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 91.7% more for groceries
Oman
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
OMR0.410
|
$1.51
YER378
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
OMR1.260
|
$3.92
YER980
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.47
OMR2.870
|
$10.55
YER2,636
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
OMR0.950
|
$4.78
YER1,195
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
OMR0.930
|
$5.47
YER1,367
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$2.58
YER645
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
OMR0.260
|
$0.81
YER203
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
OMR0.340
|
$2.27
YER568
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$1.24
YER309
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
OMR0.180
|
$1.12
YER279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
$0.84
YER211
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Oman
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
$10.93
YER2,732
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
$51.29
YER12,818
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,515.49
OMR8,280.370
|
$16,009.60
YER4,000,796
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
OMR4.550
|
$31.99
YER7,995
|
|
pay 17.1% less for housing
Oman
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.29
OMR29.740
|
$83.76
YER20,931
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.19
OMR156.320
|
$247.69
YER61,897
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.28
OMR107.870
|
$175.00
YER43,733
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.32
OMR29.760
|
$77.17
YER19,286
|
|
pay 57.1% less for childcare
Oman
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.44
OMR74.450
|
$76.95
YER19,229
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,403.00
OMR2,849.090
|
$3,403.23
YER850,468
|
|
pay 23.2% less for entertainment and sports
Oman
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$2.84
YER710
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.20
OMR1.620
|
$3.76
YER941
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.87
OMR2.260
|
$4.38
YER1,094
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.45
OMR21.340
|
$77.72
YER19,423
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.66
OMR3.720
|
$5.06
YER1,263
|
|
pay 72.7% more for clothing
Oman
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.42
OMR15.550
|
$67.84
YER16,952
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.69
OMR14.120
|
$87.06
YER21,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.70
OMR29.520
|
$81.85
YER20,455
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.28
OMR24.350
|
$113.24
YER28,299
|
|
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