Cost of living comparison
Oman is 7.6% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in Oman instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 43.0% less for restaurants
Portugal
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.88
|
$4.34
OMR1.670
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.82
|
$7.03
OMR2.710
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.43
|
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.35
OMR0.140
|
|
pay 2.4% more for groceries
Portugal
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
$1.02
OMR0.390
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.09
|
$3.27
OMR1.260
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.90
|
$6.90
OMR2.650
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$2.84
OMR1.090
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.57
|
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.95
OMR0.370
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.59
OMR0.230
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.41
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 5.9% less for transportation
Portugal
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.29
|
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.17
|
$64.94
OMR24.990
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,741.89
|
$20,624.45
OMR7,936.720
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.82
|
$11.60
OMR4.460
|
|
pay 5.8% more for housing
Portugal
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.46
|
$78.03
OMR30.030
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€655.12
|
$514.91
OMR198.150
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€511.35
|
$386.68
OMR148.800
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€82.98
|
$73.04
OMR28.110
|
|
pay 32.8% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€327.66
|
$163.74
OMR63.010
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,389.93
|
$7,015.93
OMR2,699.880
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.93
|
$9.25
OMR3.560
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$3.73
OMR1.440
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.16
|
$5.64
OMR2.170
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.33
|
$77.34
OMR29.760
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€6.94
|
$8.46
OMR3.260
|
|
pay 5.1% more for clothing
Portugal
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€70.77
|
$51.62
OMR19.860
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€30.88
|
$46.76
OMR17.990
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.05
|
$83.82
OMR32.260
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.10
|
$74.32
OMR28.600
|
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