Cost of living comparison
Oman is 31.2% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Oman instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 58.8% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.45
|
$4.34
OMR1.670
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.73
|
$7.03
OMR2.710
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.89
|
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.49
|
$0.35
OMR0.140
|
|
pay 25.9% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
$1.02
OMR0.390
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€4.01
|
$3.27
OMR1.260
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.41
|
$6.90
OMR2.660
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
$2.84
OMR1.090
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.60
|
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$0.95
OMR0.370
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.59
OMR0.230
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.13
|
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.54
|
$0.41
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 45.6% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.10
|
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€105.65
|
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€30,095.30
|
$20,624.45
OMR7,939.110
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€15.92
|
$11.60
OMR4.470
|
|
pay 33.0% less for housing
Ireland
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€49.07
|
$78.03
OMR30.040
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,199.45
|
$514.91
OMR198.210
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,065.64
|
$386.68
OMR148.850
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€145.31
|
$73.04
OMR28.120
|
|
pay 50.5% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€829.96
|
$163.74
OMR63.030
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€8,059.06
|
$7,015.93
OMR2,700.690
|
|
pay 1.9% more for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.14
|
$9.25
OMR3.560
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.34
|
$3.73
OMR1.440
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.70
|
$5.64
OMR2.170
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€55.66
|
$77.34
OMR29.770
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.68
|
$8.46
OMR3.260
|
|
pay 6.5% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€70.78
|
$51.62
OMR19.870
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.60
|
$46.76
OMR18.000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€78.94
|
$83.82
OMR32.270
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€84.05
|
$74.32
OMR28.610
|
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