Cost of living comparison
Oman is 45.2% more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Oman instead of Burma, you would:
pay 29.5% more for restaurants
Burma
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
MMK6,124
|
$4.34
OMR1.670
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MMK12,602
|
$7.03
OMR2.710
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MMK1,221
|
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MMK711
|
$0.35
OMR0.140
|
|
pay 0.1% less for groceries
Burma
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MMK2,884
|
$1.02
OMR0.390
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
MMK10,156
|
$3.27
OMR1.260
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
MMK11,488
|
$6.90
OMR2.660
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
MMK3,386
|
$2.84
OMR1.090
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
MMK5,628
|
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
MMK1,797
|
$0.95
OMR0.370
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MMK714
|
$0.59
OMR0.230
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,051
|
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MMK1,506
|
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
MMK1,187
|
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MMK1,524
|
$0.41
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 64.5% more for transportation
Burma
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
MMK5,744
|
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
MMK36,015
|
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
MMK57,758,732
|
$20,624.45
OMR7,939.320
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
MMK19,893
|
$11.60
OMR4.470
|
|
pay 5.1% more for housing
Burma
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
MMK149,602
|
$78.03
OMR30.040
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
MMK1,265,725
|
$514.91
OMR198.210
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
MMK674,115
|
$386.68
OMR148.850
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
MMK145,966
|
$73.04
OMR28.120
|
|
pay 53.0% less for childcare
Burma
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
MMK1,013,403
|
$163.74
OMR63.030
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
MMK24,531,709
|
$7,015.93
OMR2,700.760
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
MMK2,299
|
$9.25
OMR3.560
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
MMK4,338
|
$3.73
OMR1.440
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
MMK3,009
|
$5.64
OMR2.170
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
MMK73,183
|
$77.34
OMR29.770
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
MMK8,240
|
$8.46
OMR3.260
|
|
pay 0.9% less for clothing
Burma
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
MMK84,578
|
$51.62
OMR19.870
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
MMK99,984
|
$46.76
OMR18.000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
MMK204,084
|
$83.82
OMR32.270
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
MMK186,242
|
$74.32
OMR28.610
|
|
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