Cost of living comparison
Russia is 17.5% cheaper than Oman.
If you lived in Russia instead of Oman, you would:
pay 15.0% more for restaurants
Oman
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.34
OMR1.670
|
$7.74
₽713.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.03
OMR2.710
|
$4.69
₽432.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
$0.85
₽78.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
OMR0.140
|
$0.41
₽37.76
|
|
pay 14.3% less for groceries
Oman
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
OMR0.390
|
$0.54
₽49.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
OMR1.260
|
$4.40
₽405.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.90
OMR2.660
|
$3.48
₽320.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
OMR1.090
|
$1.27
₽117.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
$1.79
₽164.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
OMR0.370
|
$0.62
₽56.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
OMR0.230
|
$0.56
₽51.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
$0.66
₽61.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$1.03
₽94.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
$0.30
₽27.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
OMR0.160
|
$0.25
₽23.32
|
|
pay 20.8% less for transportation
Oman
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
$2.37
₽218.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
$19.36
₽1,783.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,624.45
OMR7,939.790
|
$31,226.85
₽2,878,051.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
OMR4.470
|
$3.41
₽314.06
|
|
pay 45.1% less for housing
Oman
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.03
OMR30.040
|
$6.56
₽604.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$514.91
OMR198.220
|
$310.33
₽28,601.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$386.68
OMR148.860
|
$214.38
₽19,758.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.04
OMR28.120
|
$69.84
₽6,437.33
|
|
pay 0.8% more for childcare
Oman
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.74
OMR63.040
|
$220.41
₽20,314.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,015.93
OMR2,700.920
|
$4,693.93
₽432,620.02
|
|
pay 61.7% less for entertainment and sports
Oman
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.25
OMR3.560
|
$1.55
₽143.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
OMR1.440
|
$1.73
₽159.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
OMR2.170
|
$2.23
₽205.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.34
OMR29.770
|
$31.55
₽2,908.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
OMR3.260
|
$4.06
₽374.33
|
|
pay 3.9% more for clothing
Oman
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.62
OMR19.870
|
$62.85
₽5,793.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.76
OMR18.000
|
$39.44
₽3,635.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.82
OMR32.270
|
$79.13
₽7,293.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.32
OMR28.610
|
$85.30
₽7,861.96
|
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