Cost of living comparison
Sohar is 99.1% more expensive than China.
If you lived in Sohar instead of China, you would:
pay 78.1% more for restaurants
China
|
Sohar
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.04
CN¥21.62
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
CN¥36.90
|
$9.74
OMR3.750
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
CN¥3.47
|
$0.68
OMR0.260
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.12
|
$0.26
OMR0.100
|
|
pay 72.8% more for groceries
China
|
Sohar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
CN¥11.69
|
$1.08
OMR0.420
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
CN¥42.50
|
$6.76
OMR2.600
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.16
CN¥50.88
|
$9.05
OMR3.480
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
CN¥11.72
|
$2.56
OMR0.990
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
CN¥11.20
|
$4.13
OMR1.590
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.42
|
$1.53
OMR0.590
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.09
|
$1.06
OMR0.410
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
CN¥4.70
|
$1.24
OMR0.480
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CN¥3.74
|
$0.62
OMR0.240
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
CN¥2.34
|
$0.83
OMR0.320
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
CN¥2.91
|
$0.97
OMR0.370
|
|
pay 82.6% more for transportation
China
|
Sohar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
CN¥31.60
|
$2.35
OMR0.910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.24
CN¥158.05
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,593.81
CN¥139,231.67
|
$18,189.28
OMR7,001.130
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
CN¥27.78
|
$15.72
OMR6.050
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
China
|
Sohar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.06
CN¥85.70
|
$92.25
OMR35.510
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$335.80
CN¥2,386.16
|
$485.05
OMR186.700
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.96
CN¥1,484.87
|
$381.11
OMR146.690
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
CN¥282.66
|
$87.76
OMR33.780
|
|
pay 47.6% less for childcare
China
|
Sohar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.22
CN¥3,433.71
|
$294.49
OMR113.350
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,043.44
CN¥128,214.85
|
$7,925.33
OMR3,050.490
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
China
|
Sohar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
CN¥7.66
|
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
CN¥22.77
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
CN¥22.86
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.07
CN¥298.93
|
$56.30
OMR21.670
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
CN¥42.69
|
$11.69
OMR4.500
|
|
pay 3.4% more for clothing
China
|
Sohar
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.74
CN¥346.37
|
$51.10
OMR19.670
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.37
CN¥222.90
|
$44.17
OMR17.000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.58
CN¥522.87
|
$78.82
OMR30.340
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.83
CN¥545.92
|
$46.77
OMR18.000
|
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