Cost of living comparison
Oman is 23.9% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Oman instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 68.2% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
ISK2,504
|
$4.34
OMR1.670
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
ISK2,003
|
$7.03
OMR2.710
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
ISK325
|
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
ISK298
|
$0.35
OMR0.140
|
|
pay 40.0% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
ISK481
|
$1.02
OMR0.390
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
ISK840
|
$3.27
OMR1.260
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
ISK748
|
$6.90
OMR2.660
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
ISK794
|
$2.84
OMR1.090
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
ISK996
|
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
ISK163
|
$0.95
OMR0.370
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
ISK138
|
$0.59
OMR0.230
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK164
|
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
ISK258
|
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ISK134
|
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ISK72
|
$0.41
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 42.7% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
ISK1,128
|
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
ISK10,866
|
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
ISK4,189,091
|
$20,624.45
OMR7,939.320
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
ISK3,365
|
$11.60
OMR4.470
|
|
pay 25.2% less for housing
Iceland
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
ISK8,761
|
$78.03
OMR30.040
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
ISK201,775
|
$514.91
OMR198.210
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
ISK170,674
|
$386.68
OMR148.850
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
ISK9,636
|
$73.04
OMR28.120
|
|
pay 59.1% more for childcare
Iceland
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
ISK36,412
|
$163.74
OMR63.030
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
ISK386,114
|
$7,015.93
OMR2,700.760
|
|
pay 8.8% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
ISK1,196
|
$9.25
OMR3.560
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
ISK583
|
$3.73
OMR1.440
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
ISK1,493
|
$5.64
OMR2.170
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
ISK7,989
|
$77.34
OMR29.770
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
ISK1,723
|
$8.46
OMR3.260
|
|
pay 41.4% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
ISK16,578
|
$51.62
OMR19.870
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
ISK7,075
|
$46.76
OMR18.000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
ISK21,217
|
$83.82
OMR32.270
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
ISK24,598
|
$74.32
OMR28.610
|
|
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