Cost of living comparison
Oman is 10.9% more expensive than Chile.
If you lived in Oman instead of Chile, you would:
pay 35.7% less for restaurants
Chile
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
CLF0.2500
|
$4.34
OMR1.670
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
CLF0.2300
|
$7.03
OMR2.710
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
CLF0.0500
|
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
CLF0.0400
|
$0.35
OMR0.140
|
|
pay 8.9% less for groceries
Chile
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
CLF0.0500
|
$1.02
OMR0.390
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.79
CLF0.1600
|
$3.27
OMR1.260
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
CLF0.1500
|
$6.90
OMR2.660
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
CLF0.1000
|
$2.84
OMR1.090
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
CLF0.0900
|
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$0.95
OMR0.370
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.59
OMR0.230
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
CLF0.0300
|
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CLF0.0200
|
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
CLF0.0200
|
$0.41
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 3.4% less for transportation
Chile
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
CLF0.1800
|
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.36
CLF1.5800
|
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,551.34
CLF599.2000
|
$20,624.45
OMR7,939.320
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.31
CLF0.4500
|
$11.60
OMR4.470
|
|
pay 37.0% more for housing
Chile
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.10
CLF1.0300
|
$78.03
OMR30.040
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.67
CLF15.3500
|
$514.91
OMR198.210
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.32
CLF13.2200
|
$386.68
OMR148.850
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.11
CLF3.3500
|
$73.04
OMR28.120
|
|
pay 3.2% less for childcare
Chile
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.26
CLF10.6600
|
$163.74
OMR63.030
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,973.52
CLF169.8000
|
$7,015.93
OMR2,700.760
|
|
pay 65.5% more for entertainment and sports
Chile
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
CLF0.1100
|
$9.25
OMR3.560
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
CLF0.1000
|
$3.73
OMR1.440
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
CLF0.2000
|
$5.64
OMR2.170
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.65
CLF1.4900
|
$77.34
OMR29.770
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.56
CLF0.2200
|
$8.46
OMR3.260
|
|
pay 25.2% more for clothing
Chile
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.97
CLF1.6400
|
$51.62
OMR19.870
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
CLF1.0000
|
$46.76
OMR18.000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.17
CLF2.1200
|
$83.82
OMR32.270
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.99
CLF2.5600
|
$74.32
OMR28.610
|
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