Cost of living comparison
Oman is 67.9% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Oman instead of Laos, you would:
pay 18.3% more for restaurants
Laos
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
LAK58,022
|
$4.34
OMR1.670
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
$7.03
OMR2.710
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
LAK17,483
|
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK10,903
|
$0.35
OMR0.140
|
|
pay 33.5% less for groceries
Laos
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
LAK32,248
|
$1.02
OMR0.390
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
$3.27
OMR1.260
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
LAK210,921
|
$6.90
OMR2.660
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
LAK41,748
|
$2.84
OMR1.090
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
LAK41,233
|
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
LAK45,628
|
$0.95
OMR0.370
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
LAK18,065
|
$0.59
OMR0.230
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
LAK29,282
|
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
LAK39,357
|
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
LAK23,427
|
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
LAK21,533
|
$0.41
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Laos
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
LAK94,795
|
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
$20,624.45
OMR7,939.110
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
$11.60
OMR4.470
|
|
pay 4.3% less for housing
Laos
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
$78.03
OMR30.040
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
LAK11,782,921
|
$514.91
OMR198.210
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
LAK4,867,052
|
$386.68
OMR148.850
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
$73.04
OMR28.120
|
|
pay 56.2% more for childcare
Laos
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$163.74
OMR63.030
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
$7,015.93
OMR2,700.690
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
LAK26,103
|
$9.25
OMR3.560
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
LAK42,870
|
$3.73
OMR1.440
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
LAK39,227
|
$5.64
OMR2.170
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
$77.34
OMR29.770
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
$8.46
OMR3.260
|
|
pay 4.7% less for clothing
Laos
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
$51.62
OMR19.870
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
$46.76
OMR18.000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
$83.82
OMR32.270
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
$74.32
OMR28.610
|
|
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