Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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Oman

Salalah vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Salalah is 30.8% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 59.9% more in Salalah
Groceries: pay 24.2% less in Salalah
Transportation: pay 24.1% less in Salalah
Housing: pay 44.1% less in Salalah
Childcare: pay 85.3% less in Salalah
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.9% more in Salalah
Clothing: pay 48.0% less in Salalah

The cost of restaurants and entertainment and sports in Salalah are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including childcare, clothing, housing, groceries, and transportation are lower in Salalah.

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Salalah vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Salalah instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 59.9% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Salalah
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.93	$5.20 OMR2.000	+75.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.83	$13.00 OMR5.000	+86.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.88	$0.88 OMR0.340	+34.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.85	$0.26 OMR0.100	-26.2%
Average			+59.9%

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pay 24.2% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Salalah
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.71	$1.25 OMR0.480	-15.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB290.22	$2.34 OMR0.900	-72.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB244.58	$7.38 OMR2.840	+1.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB86.28	$1.87 OMR0.720	-27.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.88	$2.12 OMR0.820	+30.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.51	$0.88 OMR0.340	-50.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.13	$0.83 OMR0.320	+2.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.81	$0.94 OMR0.360	-24.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.41	$0.83 OMR0.320	-5.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.29	$0.67 OMR0.260	-14.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.27	$0.47 OMR0.180	-31.8%
Average			-24.2%

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pay 24.1% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Salalah
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB178.88	$2.36 OMR0.910	-55.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,176.64	$54.62 OMR21.000	+56.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$20,806.89 OMR8,000.250	-33.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB354.74	$12.68 OMR4.880	+20.2%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 44.1% less for housing

	Bangkok	Salalah
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB601.26	$74.56 OMR28.670	+317.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,731.05	$247.08 OMR95.000	-63.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,641.49	$208.07 OMR80.000	-39.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,759.05	$59.67 OMR22.940	-27.3%
Average			-44.1%

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pay 85.3% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Salalah
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,115.66	$104.03 OMR40.000	-81.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB555K	$1,950.65 OMR750.020	-88.2%
Average			-85.3%

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pay 40.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Salalah
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.93	$9.10 OMR3.500	+240.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.99	$6.24 OMR2.400	+123.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.89	$5.98 OMR2.300	+29.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,965.23	$39.74 OMR15.280	-32.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB254.81	$7.80 OMR3.000	+3.0%
Average			+40.9%

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pay 48.0% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Salalah
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,379.76	$28.61 OMR11.000	-59.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,444.28	$31.21 OMR12.000	-27.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,264.28	$58.52 OMR22.500	-39.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,697.30	$45.52 OMR17.500	-58.6%
Average			-48.0%

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