Cost of living comparison
Oman is 82.8% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Oman instead of Albania, you would:
pay 13.5% less for restaurants
Albania
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.36
ALL504
|
$4.34
OMR1.670
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
ALL459
|
$7.03
OMR2.710
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
ALL123
|
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
ALL60
|
$0.35
OMR0.140
|
|
pay 27.9% more for groceries
Albania
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
$1.02
OMR0.390
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
ALL288
|
$3.27
OMR1.260
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
ALL476
|
$6.90
OMR2.660
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ALL220
|
$2.84
OMR1.090
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
ALL219
|
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
$0.95
OMR0.370
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$0.59
OMR0.230
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL54
|
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ALL50
|
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
ALL31
|
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
ALL29
|
$0.41
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 79.3% more for transportation
Albania
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
ALL711
|
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
ALL1,181
|
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,366.08
ALL1,631,670
|
$20,624.45
OMR7,939.320
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.05
ALL2,072
|
$11.60
OMR4.470
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Albania
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.93
ALL1,591
|
$78.03
OMR30.040
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.36
ALL25,121
|
$514.91
OMR198.210
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.27
ALL18,159
|
$386.68
OMR148.850
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.46
ALL6,150
|
$73.04
OMR28.120
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Albania
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.94
ALL10,894
|
$163.74
OMR63.030
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,335.62
ALL219,448
|
$7,015.93
OMR2,700.760
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
ALL137
|
$9.25
OMR3.560
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
ALL122
|
$3.73
OMR1.440
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
ALL290
|
$5.64
OMR2.170
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.37
ALL3,041
|
$77.34
OMR29.770
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.13
ALL482
|
$8.46
OMR3.260
|
|
pay 21.8% more for clothing
Albania
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.49
ALL3,711
|
$51.62
OMR19.870
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
ALL3,019
|
$46.76
OMR18.000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.30
ALL6,512
|
$83.82
OMR32.270
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.40
ALL7,742
|
$74.32
OMR28.610
|
|
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