Cost of living comparison
Oman is 69.4% more expensive than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Oman instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 9.4% less for restaurants
Nicaragua
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
NIO170.76
|
$4.34
OMR1.670
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
NIO209.65
|
$7.03
OMR2.710
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
NIO30.08
|
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
NIO31.58
|
$0.35
OMR0.140
|
|
pay 0.7% less for groceries
Nicaragua
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
NIO45.97
|
$1.02
OMR0.390
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.74
NIO63.85
|
$3.27
OMR1.260
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
NIO144.50
|
$6.90
OMR2.660
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
NIO66.63
|
$2.84
OMR1.090
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
NIO86.81
|
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
NIO94.87
|
$0.95
OMR0.370
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
NIO19.28
|
$0.59
OMR0.230
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
NIO50.94
|
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
NIO22.73
|
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
NIO29.22
|
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
NIO28.24
|
$0.41
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Nicaragua
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
NIO173.93
|
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO256.97
|
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,668.72
NIO611,916.19
|
$20,624.45
OMR7,939.110
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
NIO254.99
|
$11.60
OMR4.470
|
|
pay 33.8% more for housing
Nicaragua
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.08
NIO2,609.44
|
$78.03
OMR30.040
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.07
NIO12,520.88
|
$514.91
OMR198.210
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.89
NIO10,238.14
|
$386.68
OMR148.850
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.79
NIO1,974.52
|
$73.04
OMR28.120
|
|
pay 52.2% more for childcare
Nicaragua
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.32
NIO4,159.92
|
$163.74
OMR63.030
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,387.37
NIO161,062.48
|
$7,015.93
OMR2,700.690
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Nicaragua
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
NIO76.03
|
$9.25
OMR3.560
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
NIO80.47
|
$3.73
OMR1.440
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
NIO112.40
|
$5.64
OMR2.170
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.79
NIO1,130.21
|
$77.34
OMR29.770
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
NIO187.27
|
$8.46
OMR3.260
|
|
pay 49.7% more for clothing
Nicaragua
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.90
NIO1,244.58
|
$51.62
OMR19.870
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.04
NIO1,249.44
|
$46.76
OMR18.000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.18
NIO1,768.63
|
$83.82
OMR32.270
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
NIO2,018.97
|
$74.32
OMR28.610
|
|
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