Cost of living comparison
Barbados is 94.3% more expensive than Oman.
If you lived in Barbados instead of Oman, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Oman
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.34
OMR1.670
|
$30.00
$60.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.03
OMR2.710
|
$10.41
$20.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
$1.76
$3.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
OMR0.140
|
$1.43
$2.86
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Oman
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
OMR0.390
|
$2.61
$5.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
OMR1.260
|
$7.69
$15.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.90
OMR2.660
|
$13.27
$26.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
OMR1.090
|
$5.07
$10.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
$5.36
$10.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
OMR0.370
|
$1.74
$3.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
OMR0.230
|
$1.29
$2.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
$1.73
$3.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$2.44
$4.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
$1.27
$2.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
OMR0.160
|
$1.64
$3.27
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Oman
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
$7.94
$15.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
$55.50
$111.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,624.45
OMR7,940.000
|
$42,500.00
$85,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
OMR4.470
|
$38.15
$76.30
|
|
pay 12.8% more for housing
Oman
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.03
OMR30.040
|
$59.33
$118.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$514.91
OMR198.230
|
$630.61
$1,261.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$386.68
OMR148.860
|
$447.78
$895.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.04
OMR28.120
|
$100.02
$200.04
|
|
pay 31.0% more for childcare
Oman
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.74
OMR63.040
|
$313.33
$626.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,015.93
OMR2,700.990
|
$4,944.44
$9,888.89
|
|
pay 6.8% more for entertainment and sports
Oman
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.25
OMR3.560
|
$2.63
$5.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
OMR1.440
|
$4.50
$9.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
OMR2.170
|
$8.98
$17.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.34
OMR29.770
|
$82.23
$164.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
OMR3.260
|
$10.12
$20.25
|
|
pay 39.5% more for clothing
Oman
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.62
OMR19.870
|
$67.75
$135.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.76
OMR18.000
|
$57.00
$114.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.82
OMR32.270
|
$142.01
$284.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.32
OMR28.610
|
$100.83
$201.67
|
|
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