Cost of living comparison
Oman is 89.9% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Oman instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 33.4% more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,865
|
$4.34
OMR1.670
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,663
|
$7.03
OMR2.710
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD599
|
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD325
|
$0.35
OMR0.140
|
|
pay 53.9% more for groceries
Iraq
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,081
|
$1.02
OMR0.390
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,775
|
$3.27
OMR1.260
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,663
|
$6.90
OMR2.660
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,304
|
$2.84
OMR1.090
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,151
|
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD602
|
$0.95
OMR0.370
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD637
|
$0.59
OMR0.230
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD612
|
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD407
|
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD380
|
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD371
|
$0.41
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 41.1% more for transportation
Iraq
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,257
|
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,660
|
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,309,208
|
$20,624.45
OMR7,939.320
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,972
|
$11.60
OMR4.470
|
|
pay 75.8% more for housing
Iraq
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,843
|
$78.03
OMR30.040
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD365,944
|
$514.91
OMR198.210
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD243,740
|
$386.68
OMR148.850
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD87,132
|
$73.04
OMR28.120
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,697
|
$163.74
OMR63.030
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,026,847
|
$7,015.93
OMR2,700.760
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,256
|
$9.25
OMR3.560
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,937
|
$3.73
OMR1.440
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,326
|
$5.64
OMR2.170
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,839
|
$77.34
OMR29.770
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,175
|
$8.46
OMR3.260
|
|
pay 80.0% more for clothing
Iraq
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,399
|
$51.62
OMR19.870
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,154
|
$46.76
OMR18.000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,807
|
$83.82
OMR32.270
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD68,107
|
$74.32
OMR28.610
|
|
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