Cost of living comparison
Oman is 28.2% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Oman instead of Norway, you would:
pay 67.8% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.76
NOK193.12
|
$4.34
OMR1.670
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.40
NOK123.97
|
$7.03
OMR2.710
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.93
NOK31.82
|
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
NOK28.74
|
$0.35
OMR0.140
|
|
pay 42.5% less for groceries
Norway
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.64
NOK28.72
|
$1.02
OMR0.390
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.47
NOK59.51
|
$3.27
OMR1.260
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
NOK77.11
|
$6.90
OMR2.660
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
NOK38.47
|
$2.84
OMR1.090
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.56
NOK60.43
|
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
NOK13.91
|
$0.95
OMR0.370
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
NOK10.78
|
$0.59
OMR0.230
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
NOK13.75
|
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
NOK18.02
|
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
NOK10.00
|
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
NOK11.04
|
$0.41
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 39.8% less for transportation
Norway
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.56
NOK82.27
|
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.76
NOK758.57
|
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.05
NOK352,500.71
|
$20,624.45
OMR7,939.110
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.33
NOK231.95
|
$11.60
OMR4.470
|
|
pay 23.4% less for housing
Norway
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.38
NOK547.87
|
$78.03
OMR30.040
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$954.57
NOK10,380.57
|
$514.91
OMR198.210
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$754.37
NOK8,203.45
|
$386.68
OMR148.850
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.28
NOK1,710.35
|
$73.04
OMR28.120
|
|
pay 2.6% less for childcare
Norway
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$315.96
NOK3,435.89
|
$163.74
OMR63.030
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,907.04
NOK53,362.13
|
$7,015.93
OMR2,700.690
|
|
pay 0.9% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.74
NOK95.04
|
$9.25
OMR3.560
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
NOK43.64
|
$3.73
OMR1.440
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.22
NOK143.76
|
$5.64
OMR2.170
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.00
NOK445.88
|
$77.34
OMR29.770
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.96
NOK140.96
|
$8.46
OMR3.260
|
|
pay 20.5% less for clothing
Norway
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.39
NOK852.51
|
$51.62
OMR19.870
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
NOK464.40
|
$46.76
OMR18.000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.39
NOK1,080.84
|
$83.82
OMR32.270
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
NOK1,381.89
|
$74.32
OMR28.610
|
|
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