Cost of living comparison
Oman is 29.3% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Oman instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 29.7% less for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.82
|
$4.34
OMR1.670
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.86
|
$7.03
OMR2.710
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.61
|
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.65
|
$0.35
OMR0.140
|
|
pay 53.2% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.89
|
$1.02
OMR0.390
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.83
|
$3.27
OMR1.260
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.23
|
$6.90
OMR2.660
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.13
|
$2.84
OMR1.090
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.06
|
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.89
|
$0.95
OMR0.370
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
$0.59
OMR0.230
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.72
|
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.55
|
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.45
|
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.21
|
$0.41
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 31.6% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.29
|
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$498.46
|
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$259,198.68
|
$20,624.45
OMR7,939.320
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.68
|
$11.60
OMR4.470
|
|
pay 6.8% more for housing
Hong Kong
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.64
|
$78.03
OMR30.040
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,908.05
|
$514.91
OMR198.210
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,744.91
|
$386.68
OMR148.850
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,228.89
|
$73.04
OMR28.120
|
|
pay 70.8% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,037.43
|
$163.74
OMR63.030
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,599.25
|
$7,015.93
OMR2,700.760
|
|
pay 9.7% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.85
|
$9.25
OMR3.560
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.29
|
$3.73
OMR1.440
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.80
|
$5.64
OMR2.170
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$621.08
|
$77.34
OMR29.770
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.69
|
$8.46
OMR3.260
|
|
pay 16.7% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$633.10
|
$51.62
OMR19.870
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$311.96
|
$46.76
OMR18.000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$691.37
|
$83.82
OMR32.270
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,012.63
|
$74.32
OMR28.610
|
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