Cost of living comparison
Finland is 72.1% more expensive than Oman.
If you lived in Finland instead of Oman, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Oman
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.34
OMR1.670
|
$13.74
€12.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.03
OMR2.710
|
$9.50
€8.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
$2.59
€2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
OMR0.140
|
$1.76
€1.65
|
|
pay 63.2% more for groceries
Oman
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
OMR0.390
|
$2.40
€2.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
OMR1.260
|
$4.01
€3.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.90
OMR2.660
|
$4.08
€3.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
OMR1.090
|
$2.96
€2.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
$4.85
€4.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
OMR0.370
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
OMR0.230
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$1.79
€1.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
OMR0.160
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Oman
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
$8.90
€8.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
$58.04
€54.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,624.45
OMR7,939.790
|
$29,560.99
€27,636.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
OMR4.470
|
$20.72
€19.37
|
|
pay 16.4% more for housing
Oman
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.03
OMR30.040
|
$23.03
€21.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$514.91
OMR198.220
|
$744.51
€696.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$386.68
OMR148.860
|
$617.65
€577.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.04
OMR28.120
|
$96.36
€90.08
|
|
pay 62.3% more for childcare
Oman
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.74
OMR63.040
|
$346.47
€323.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,015.93
OMR2,700.920
|
$7,931.98
€7,415.49
|
|
pay 20.3% more for entertainment and sports
Oman
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.25
OMR3.560
|
$7.11
€6.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
OMR1.440
|
$4.18
€3.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
OMR2.170
|
$9.96
€9.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.34
OMR29.770
|
$43.96
€41.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
OMR3.260
|
$15.18
€14.19
|
|
pay 26.5% more for clothing
Oman
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.62
OMR19.870
|
$89.09
€83.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.76
OMR18.000
|
$36.28
€33.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.82
OMR32.270
|
$81.40
€76.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.32
OMR28.610
|
$117.91
€110.23
|
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