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Oman

Sohar vs. New York City Cost of Living Summary

Sohar is 69.8% cheaper than New York City.

Restaurants: pay 70.1% less in Sohar
Groceries: pay 51.1% less in Sohar
Transportation: pay 49.6% less in Sohar
Housing: pay 84.0% less in Sohar
Childcare: pay 89.9% less in Sohar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.1% less in Sohar
Clothing: pay 40.3% less in Sohar

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in Sohar.

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Sohar vs. New York City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sohar instead of New York City, you would:

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pay 70.1% less for restaurants

	New York City	Sohar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.50	$6.50 OMR2.500	-75.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.50	$9.10 OMR3.500	-37.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.95	$0.67 OMR0.260	-83.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.97	$0.29 OMR0.110	-90.4%
Average			-70.1%

New York City vs. Sohar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 51.1% less for groceries

	New York City	Sohar
Bread 1 loaf	$4.78	$1.08 OMR0.420	-77.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.47	$6.76 OMR2.600	-28.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13	$8.20 OMR3.150	+59.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.03	$2.76 OMR1.060	-54.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.93	$4.13 OMR1.590	-47.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.11	$1.49 OMR0.570	-52.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96	$0.97 OMR0.370	+1.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.83	$1.14 OMR0.440	-59.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.08	$0.55 OMR0.210	-82.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.83	$0.81 OMR0.310	-55.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.04	$0.83 OMR0.320	-59.5%
Average			-51.1%

New York City vs. Sohar - Cost of groceries

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pay 49.6% less for transportation

	New York City	Sohar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.31	$2.35 OMR0.900	-45.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$140.00	$52.02 OMR20.000	-62.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,458.00	$18,206.03 OMR7,000.220	-48.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.44	$15.74 OMR6.050	-23.0%
Average			-49.6%

New York City vs. Sohar - Cost of transportation

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pay 84.0% less for housing

	New York City	Sohar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$71.57	$89.08 OMR34.250	+24.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$4,447.32	$494.16 OMR190.010	-88.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$3,217.65	$383.63 OMR147.500	-88.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$164.80	$78.31 OMR30.110	-52.5%
Average			-84.0%

New York City vs. Sohar - Cost of housing

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pay 89.9% less for childcare

	New York City	Sohar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$3,379.10	$299.10 OMR115.000	-91.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$60,882.67	$7,022.33 OMR2,700.080	-88.5%
Average			-89.9%

New York City vs. Sohar - Cost of childcare

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pay 38.1% less for entertainment and sports

	New York City	Sohar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.50	$13.00 OMR5.000	+53.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.50	$4.86 OMR1.870	-25.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$19.00	$5.98 OMR2.300	-68.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$121.41	$48.77 OMR18.750	-59.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$22.50	$11.70 OMR4.500	-48.0%
Average			-38.1%

New York City vs. Sohar - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 40.3% less for clothing

	New York City	Sohar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.86	$51.15 OMR19.670	-32.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.45	$44.21 OMR17.000	-18.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.38	$78.89 OMR30.330	-34.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$132.00	$46.82 OMR18.000	-64.5%
Average			-40.3%

New York City vs. Sohar - Cost of clothing

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