Cost of living comparison
Oman is 74.7% more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Oman instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 50.9% more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
$5.07
OMR1.950
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX29,980
|
$8.73
OMR3.360
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,582
|
$0.84
OMR0.320
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,110
|
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 28.4% more for groceries
Uganda
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
UGX3,816
|
$1.06
OMR0.410
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,804
|
$3.28
OMR1.260
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,433
|
$7.47
OMR2.870
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
UGX5,699
|
$2.47
OMR0.950
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,857
|
$2.42
OMR0.930
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,647
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,514
|
$0.68
OMR0.260
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,921
|
$0.88
OMR0.340
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,267
|
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,823
|
$0.48
OMR0.180
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,511
|
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
|
pay 60.8% more for transportation
Uganda
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
UGX20,895
|
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX37,475,008
|
$21,515.49
OMR8,280.370
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX15,989
|
$11.82
OMR4.550
|
|
pay 61.2% more for housing
Uganda
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX310,621
|
$77.29
OMR29.740
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$260.55
UGX977,126
|
$406.19
OMR156.320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$156.18
UGX585,720
|
$280.28
OMR107.870
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX134,098
|
$77.32
OMR29.760
|
|
pay 37.6% more for childcare
Uganda
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX587,108
|
$193.44
OMR74.450
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX18,309,664
|
$7,403.00
OMR2,849.090
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,747
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,438
|
$4.20
OMR1.620
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
$5.87
OMR2.260
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX223,601
|
$55.45
OMR21.340
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
UGX19,987
|
$9.66
OMR3.720
|
|
pay 87.2% more for clothing
Uganda
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.39
UGX57,712
|
$40.42
OMR15.550
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX88,080
|
$36.69
OMR14.120
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX136,159
|
$76.70
OMR29.520
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
$63.28
OMR24.350
|
|
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