Cost of living comparison
Oman is 19.5% cheaper than Qatar.
If you lived in Oman instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 1.2% less for restaurants
Qatar
|
Oman
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.25
QAR22.67
|
$5.07
OMR1.950
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
QAR26.41
|
$8.73
OMR3.360
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
QAR2.91
|
$0.84
OMR0.320
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.26
|
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 6.0% less for groceries
Qatar
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.51
|
$1.06
OMR0.410
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
QAR17.16
|
$3.28
OMR1.260
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
QAR26.90
|
$7.47
OMR2.870
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
QAR9.54
|
$2.47
OMR0.950
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.23
|
$2.42
OMR0.930
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.15
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.53
|
$0.68
OMR0.260
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
QAR2.62
|
$0.88
OMR0.340
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
QAR2.01
|
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.60
|
$0.48
OMR0.180
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
QAR1.70
|
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
|
pay 7.6% more for transportation
Qatar
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.82
|
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.83
QAR144.48
|
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,428.50
QAR74,112.95
|
$21,515.49
OMR8,280.370
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.48
QAR59.79
|
$11.82
OMR4.550
|
|
pay 35.1% less for housing
Qatar
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.86
QAR300.60
|
$77.29
OMR29.740
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,517.28
QAR5,504.56
|
$406.19
OMR156.320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.10
QAR4,201.49
|
$280.28
OMR107.870
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.03
QAR243.16
|
$77.32
OMR29.760
|
|
pay 53.2% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$747.12
QAR2,710.48
|
$193.44
OMR74.450
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,930.81
QAR39,656.09
|
$7,403.00
OMR2,849.090
|
|
pay 25.6% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR44.84
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.74
QAR20.83
|
$4.20
OMR1.620
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
QAR23.67
|
$5.87
OMR2.260
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.12
QAR479.34
|
$55.45
OMR21.340
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.67
QAR42.35
|
$9.66
OMR3.720
|
|
pay 22.8% less for clothing
Qatar
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.02
QAR217.74
|
$40.42
OMR15.550
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.52
QAR157.88
|
$36.69
OMR14.120
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.36
QAR324.19
|
$76.70
OMR29.520
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.32
QAR320.41
|
$63.28
OMR24.350
|
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