Cost of living comparison
Oman is 61.5% more expensive than Venezuela.
If you lived in Oman instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 34.8% less for restaurants
Venezuela
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.68
VEF76.60
|
$5.07
OMR1.950
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
VEF95.79
|
$8.73
OMR3.360
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
VEF11.89
|
$0.84
OMR0.320
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
VEF9.32
|
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 5.2% less for groceries
Venezuela
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
VEF18.61
|
$1.06
OMR0.410
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.43
VEF24.23
|
$3.28
OMR1.260
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.65
VEF66.31
|
$7.47
OMR2.870
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
VEF23.13
|
$2.47
OMR0.950
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
VEF24.82
|
$2.42
OMR0.930
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.14
VEF21.31
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
VEF5.12
|
$0.68
OMR0.260
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
VEF6.04
|
$0.88
OMR0.340
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
VEF7.39
|
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
VEF5.98
|
$0.48
OMR0.180
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
VEF7.58
|
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
|
pay 1.9% more for transportation
Venezuela
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.90
VEF18.91
|
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.14
VEF340.56
|
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,277.78
VEF311,980.23
|
$21,515.49
OMR8,279.610
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.55
VEF254.88
|
$11.82
OMR4.550
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Venezuela
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.05
VEF379.56
|
$77.29
OMR29.740
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$176.74
VEF1,762.92
|
$406.19
OMR156.310
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$133.41
VEF1,330.69
|
$280.28
OMR107.860
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.38
VEF183.30
|
$77.32
OMR29.760
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Venezuela
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.90
VEF617.38
|
$193.44
OMR74.440
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
$7,403.00
OMR2,848.830
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Venezuela
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.31
VEF13.12
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
VEF20.45
|
$4.20
OMR1.620
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.26
VEF32.56
|
$5.87
OMR2.260
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.57
VEF324.85
|
$55.45
OMR21.340
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
VEF53.73
|
$9.66
OMR3.720
|
|
pay 10.7% less for clothing
Venezuela
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.51
VEF513.76
|
$40.42
OMR15.550
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
VEF365.35
|
$36.69
OMR14.120
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.19
VEF819.78
|
$76.70
OMR29.510
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.37
VEF741.76
|
$63.28
OMR24.350
|
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