Cost of living comparison
Oman is 27.1% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Oman instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 64.7% less for restaurants
|
Netherlands
|
Oman
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.72
€16.62
|
$4.34
OMR1.670
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.84
€9.23
|
$7.03
OMR2.710
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
€2.68
|
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.17
|
$0.35
OMR0.140
|
|
pay 15.4% less for groceries
|
Netherlands
|
Oman
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.95
€1.83
|
$1.02
OMR0.390
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
€5.56
|
$3.27
OMR1.260
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€4.07
|
$6.90
OMR2.660
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
€2.21
|
$2.84
OMR1.090
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.17
|
$0.95
OMR0.370
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.59
OMR0.230
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.43
|
$0.41
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 47.9% less for transportation
|
Netherlands
|
Oman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.49
€7.97
|
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$104.47
€98.02
|
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,989.41
€27,199.32
|
$20,624.45
OMR7,939.380
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.81
€22.34
|
$11.60
OMR4.470
|
|
pay 24.8% less for housing
|
Netherlands
|
Oman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.56
€41.81
|
$78.03
OMR30.040
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,134.22
€1,064.18
|
$514.91
OMR198.210
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$969.29
€909.43
|
$386.68
OMR148.850
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.88
€168.77
|
$73.04
OMR28.120
|
|
pay 40.2% less for childcare
|
Netherlands
|
Oman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,616.01
€1,516.23
|
$163.74
OMR63.030
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,406.01
€6,010.44
|
$7,015.93
OMR2,700.780
|
|
pay 24.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Netherlands
|
Oman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.48
€5.14
|
$9.25
OMR3.560
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
€3.15
|
$3.73
OMR1.440
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
€8.36
|
$5.64
OMR2.170
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.22
€33.99
|
$77.34
OMR29.770
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.01
€12.20
|
$8.46
OMR3.260
|
|
pay 20.7% less for clothing
|
Netherlands
|
Oman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.46
€83.00
|
$51.62
OMR19.870
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.75
€39.17
|
$46.76
OMR18.000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.66
€90.69
|
$83.82
OMR32.270
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.64
€116.00
|
$74.32
OMR28.610
|
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