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Oman vs. Colombia Cost of Living Summary

Oman is 51.2% more expensive than Colombia overall.

Restaurants: pay 8.3% less in Oman
Groceries: pay 11.8% more in Oman
Transportation: pay 4.0% more in Oman
Housing: pay 65.2% more in Oman
Childcare: pay 14.4% more in Oman
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.9 times more in Oman
Clothing: pay 14.3% less in Oman

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, groceries, and transportation in Oman are more expensive than in Colombia. Expenses including clothing and restaurants are lower in Oman. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Oman.

Oman vs. Colombia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Oman instead of Colombia, you would:

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pay 8.3% less for restaurants

	Colombia	Oman
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 COP16,288.52	$5.20 OMR2.000	+19.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.74 COP28,896.54	$9.15 OMR3.520	+18.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 COP3,292.66	$0.76 OMR0.290	-14.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 COP2,318.65	$0.27 OMR0.100	-56.5%
Average			-8.3%

Colombia vs. Oman - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.8% more for groceries

	Colombia	Oman
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 COP5,068.74	$1.09 OMR0.420	-19.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.49 COP9,296.82	$3.01 OMR1.160	+21.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 COP16,249.26	$6.95 OMR2.670	+59.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 COP8,319.47	$2.54 OMR0.970	+13.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.47 COP9,207.70	$2.43 OMR0.940	-1.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 COP4,507.99	$1.05 OMR0.400	-13.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 COP1,935.88	$0.72 OMR0.280	+39.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 COP2,298.97	$0.79 OMR0.300	+28.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 COP1,985.88	$0.52 OMR0.200	-1.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 COP1,947.85	$0.51 OMR0.200	-1.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 COP1,886.12	$0.53 OMR0.210	+5.8%
Average			+11.8%

Colombia vs. Oman - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.0% more for transportation

	Colombia	Oman
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.91 COP14,594.01	$2.34 OMR0.900	-40.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.68 COP125,802.06	$57.22 OMR22.000	+69.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,639.00 COP69,616,040.01	$20,546.38 OMR7,900.080	+10.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.37 COP61,139.55	$12.42 OMR4.780	-24.1%
Average			+4.0%

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pay 65.2% more for housing

	Colombia	Oman
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.34 COP87,183.25	$77.18 OMR29.670	+230.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$313.67 COP1,171,552.83	$371.40 OMR142.800	+18.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.62 COP939,805.47	$285.37 OMR109.730	+13.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.60 COP274,900.38	$72.57 OMR27.900	-1.4%
Average			+65.2%

Colombia vs. Oman - Cost of housing

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pay 14.4% more for childcare

	Colombia	Oman
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$234.03 COP874,092.15	$205.29 OMR78.930	-12.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,761.13 COP21,517,631.78	$8,131.38 OMR3,126.520	+41.1%
Average			+14.4%

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pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Colombia	Oman
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 COP4,491.76	$10.66 OMR4.100	+786.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.59 COP5,956.32	$5.37 OMR2.070	+236.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.56 COP9,556.21	$6.01 OMR2.310	+134.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.07 COP93,650.79	$60.23 OMR23.160	+140.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.12 COP15,392.12	$9.49 OMR3.650	+130.4%
Average			+285.8%

Colombia vs. Oman - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 14.3% less for clothing

	Colombia	Oman
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.30 COP228,961.50	$49.73 OMR19.120	-18.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.34 COP150,673.34	$40.69 OMR15.640	+0.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.01 COP354,859.55	$77.16 OMR29.670	-18.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.28 COP303,568.15	$64.62 OMR24.840	-20.5%
Average			-14.3%

Colombia vs. Oman - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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