Cost of living comparison
Oman is 23.5% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Oman instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 65.0% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€17.21
|
$4.34
OMR1.670
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.51
|
$7.03
OMR2.710
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.47
|
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.20
|
$0.35
OMR0.140
|
|
pay 22.0% less for groceries
Belgium
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.78
|
$1.02
OMR0.390
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.26
|
$3.27
OMR1.260
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.51
|
$6.90
OMR2.660
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.56
|
$2.84
OMR1.090
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.22
|
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$0.95
OMR0.370
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.59
OMR0.230
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.41
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 27.2% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€7.09
|
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€45.62
|
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€24,143.95
|
$20,624.45
OMR7,939.320
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€22.25
|
$11.60
OMR4.470
|
|
pay 20.4% less for housing
Belgium
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€49.08
|
$78.03
OMR30.040
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€759.20
|
$514.91
OMR198.210
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€632.96
|
$386.68
OMR148.850
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€138.07
|
$73.04
OMR28.120
|
|
pay 56.3% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€417.49
|
$163.74
OMR63.030
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,890.38
|
$7,015.93
OMR2,700.760
|
|
pay 42.9% more for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.09
|
$9.25
OMR3.560
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€3.01
|
$3.73
OMR1.440
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.54
|
$5.64
OMR2.170
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.68
|
$77.34
OMR29.770
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.63
|
$8.46
OMR3.260
|
|
pay 16.3% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€78.94
|
$51.62
OMR19.870
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€37.22
|
$46.76
OMR18.000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€83.32
|
$83.82
OMR32.270
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€111.51
|
$74.32
OMR28.610
|
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