Cost of living comparison
Oman is 23.6% cheaper than Barbados.
If you lived in Oman instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 61.1% less for restaurants
Barbados
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
BBD60.00
|
$4.34
OMR1.670
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.41
BBD20.82
|
$7.03
OMR2.710
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
BBD3.51
|
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
BBD2.86
|
$0.35
OMR0.140
|
|
pay 58.3% less for groceries
Barbados
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.61
BBD5.23
|
$1.02
OMR0.390
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.69
BBD15.38
|
$3.27
OMR1.260
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.27
BBD26.54
|
$6.90
OMR2.660
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.07
BBD10.13
|
$2.84
OMR1.090
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
BBD10.73
|
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.74
BBD3.47
|
$0.95
OMR0.370
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
$0.59
OMR0.230
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
BBD3.45
|
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.44
BBD4.88
|
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
BBD2.55
|
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.64
BBD3.27
|
$0.41
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 44.0% less for transportation
Barbados
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.94
BBD15.88
|
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$55.50
BBD111.00
|
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,500.00
BBD85,000.00
|
$20,624.45
OMR7,939.320
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.15
BBD76.30
|
$11.60
OMR4.470
|
|
pay 6.8% less for housing
Barbados
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.33
BBD118.67
|
$78.03
OMR30.040
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.61
BBD1,261.21
|
$514.91
OMR198.210
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.78
BBD895.56
|
$386.68
OMR148.850
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.02
BBD200.04
|
$73.04
OMR28.120
|
|
pay 2.9% less for childcare
Barbados
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$313.33
BBD626.67
|
$163.74
OMR63.030
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,944.44
BBD9,888.89
|
$7,015.93
OMR2,700.760
|
|
pay 34.9% more for entertainment and sports
Barbados
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
BBD5.26
|
$9.25
OMR3.560
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
$3.73
OMR1.440
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.98
BBD17.96
|
$5.64
OMR2.170
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.23
BBD164.46
|
$77.34
OMR29.770
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
BBD20.25
|
$8.46
OMR3.260
|
|
pay 27.3% less for clothing
Barbados
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.75
BBD135.50
|
$51.62
OMR19.870
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
BBD114.00
|
$46.76
OMR18.000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
$83.82
OMR32.270
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.83
BBD201.67
|
$74.32
OMR28.610
|
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