Cost of living comparison
Oman is 14.3% cheaper than Seychelles.
If you lived in Oman instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 54.7% less for restaurants
Seychelles
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.76
SCR199.08
|
$5.07
OMR1.950
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.13
SCR123.08
|
$8.73
OMR3.360
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
SCR31.53
|
$0.84
OMR0.320
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
SCR27.52
|
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 26.4% less for groceries
Seychelles
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
SCR20.12
|
$1.06
OMR0.410
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.83
SCR146.05
|
$3.28
OMR1.260
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.05
SCR95.14
|
$7.47
OMR2.870
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.73
SCR50.35
|
$2.47
OMR0.950
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
SCR41.54
|
$2.42
OMR0.930
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
SCR12.04
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
SCR17.50
|
$0.68
OMR0.260
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SCR12.08
|
$0.88
OMR0.340
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.80
SCR37.81
|
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SCR8.18
|
$0.48
OMR0.180
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
SCR6.83
|
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
|
pay 7.0% more for transportation
Seychelles
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
SCR82.20
|
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.66
SCR278.71
|
$57.82
OMR22.240
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,466.86
SCR356,966.73
|
$21,515.49
OMR8,274.530
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.70
SCR562.40
|
$11.82
OMR4.550
|
|
pay 49.2% less for housing
Seychelles
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$179.59
SCR2,422.17
|
$77.29
OMR29.720
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,001.63
SCR13,509.24
|
$406.19
OMR156.210
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$822.03
SCR11,086.94
|
$280.28
OMR107.790
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.30
SCR1,217.93
|
$77.32
OMR29.740
|
|
pay 17.9% more for childcare
Seychelles
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.06
SCR2,239.64
|
$193.44
OMR74.400
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,207.19
SCR83,718.32
|
$7,403.00
OMR2,847.080
|
|
pay 8.3% more for entertainment and sports
Seychelles
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.46
SCR87.10
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.81
SCR64.93
|
$4.20
OMR1.610
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.10
SCR176.68
|
$5.87
OMR2.260
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.88
SCR1,009.95
|
$55.45
OMR21.330
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.54
SCR74.65
|
$9.66
OMR3.710
|
|
pay 3.0% less for clothing
Seychelles
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.83
SCR914.90
|
$40.42
OMR15.540
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.36
SCR355.51
|
$36.69
OMR14.110
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.67
SCR980.06
|
$76.70
OMR29.500
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.65
SCR1,020.31
|
$63.28
OMR24.340
|
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