Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 52.8% cheaper than Oman.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Oman, you would:
pay 55.6% less for restaurants
Oman
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.34
OMR1.670
|
$1.72
৳188.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.03
OMR2.710
|
$4.57
৳500.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
$0.27
৳29.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
OMR0.140
|
$0.15
৳16.12
|
|
pay 40.7% less for groceries
Oman
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
OMR0.390
|
$0.55
৳60.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
OMR1.260
|
$3.59
৳393.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.90
OMR2.660
|
$2.66
৳290.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
OMR1.090
|
$1.09
৳119.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
$0.99
৳107.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
OMR0.370
|
$0.78
৳85.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
OMR0.230
|
$0.34
৳36.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
$0.75
৳81.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$0.25
৳27.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
$0.12
৳13.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
OMR0.160
|
$0.23
৳25.17
|
|
pay 1.5% less for transportation
Oman
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
$3.62
৳396.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
$15.91
৳1,742.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,624.45
OMR7,940.000
|
$36,425.27
৳3,988,841.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
OMR4.470
|
$3.61
৳395.55
|
|
pay 73.1% less for housing
Oman
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.03
OMR30.040
|
$30.12
৳3,297.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$514.91
OMR198.230
|
$92.95
৳10,178.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$386.68
OMR148.860
|
$61.78
৳6,764.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.04
OMR28.120
|
$25.62
৳2,805.08
|
|
pay 82.8% less for childcare
Oman
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.74
OMR63.040
|
$31.38
৳3,436.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,015.93
OMR2,700.990
|
$1,066.75
৳116,817.49
|
|
pay 60.8% less for entertainment and sports
Oman
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.25
OMR3.560
|
$3.65
৳399.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
OMR1.440
|
$1.57
৳172.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
OMR2.170
|
$2.76
৳301.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.34
OMR29.770
|
$12.02
৳1,316.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
OMR3.260
|
$4.23
৳463.56
|
|
pay 54.9% less for clothing
Oman
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.62
OMR19.870
|
$20.07
৳2,197.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.76
OMR18.000
|
$20.91
৳2,289.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.82
OMR32.270
|
$39.14
৳4,286.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.32
OMR28.610
|
$37.10
৳4,063.16
|
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