Cost of living comparison

Cost of living

Oman

Oman

Sohar

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Sohar vs. Oman Cost of Living Summary

Sohar is 10.1% more expensive than Oman overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2% more in Sohar
Groceries: pay 42.1% more in Sohar
Transportation: pay 1.7% more in Sohar
Housing: pay 7.6% more in Sohar
Childcare: pay 8.9% more in Sohar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.6% more in Sohar
Clothing: pay 3.4% less in Sohar

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, childcare, housing, restaurants, and transportation in Sohar are more expensive than in Oman.

Sohar vs. Oman Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sohar instead of Oman, you would:

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pay 2.2% more for restaurants

	Oman	Sohar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.20 OMR2.000	$6.50 OMR2.500	+25.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.15 OMR3.520	$9.10 OMR3.500	-0.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 OMR0.290	$0.67 OMR0.260	-11.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 OMR0.100	$0.26 OMR0.100	-3.6%
Average			+2.2%

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pay 42.1% more for groceries

	Oman	Sohar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 OMR0.420	$1.08 OMR0.420	-0.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.01 OMR1.160	$6.76 OMR2.600	+124.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.95 OMR2.670	$8.53 OMR3.280	+22.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.54 OMR0.970	$2.76 OMR1.060	+8.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.43 OMR0.940	$4.13 OMR1.590	+69.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.05 OMR0.400	$1.49 OMR0.570	+42.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 OMR0.280	$0.97 OMR0.370	+34.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 OMR0.300	$1.14 OMR0.440	+44.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 OMR0.200	$0.55 OMR0.210	+4.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 OMR0.200	$0.81 OMR0.310	+57.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 OMR0.210	$0.83 OMR0.320	+54.6%
Average			+42.1%

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pay 1.7% more for transportation

	Oman	Sohar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.34 OMR0.900	$2.36 OMR0.910	+0.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.22 OMR22.000	$52.02 OMR20.000	-9.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,546.38 OMR7,899.980	$18,205.65 OMR6,999.980	-11.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.42 OMR4.770	$15.73 OMR6.050	+26.7%
Average			+1.7%

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pay 7.6% more for housing

	Oman	Sohar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.18 OMR29.670	$86.87 OMR33.400	+12.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$371.40 OMR142.800	$390.12 OMR150.000	+5.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$285.37 OMR109.720	$299.09 OMR115.000	+4.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.57 OMR27.900	$78.31 OMR30.110	+7.9%
Average			+7.6%

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pay 8.9% more for childcare

	Oman	Sohar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$205.29 OMR78.930	$269.83 OMR103.750	+31.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,131.38 OMR3,126.480	$7,022.18 OMR2,699.990	-13.6%
Average			+8.9%

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pay 11.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Oman	Sohar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.66 OMR4.100	$13.00 OMR5.000	+22.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.37 OMR2.070	$6.81 OMR2.620	+26.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.01 OMR2.310	$5.98 OMR2.300	-0.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.23 OMR23.160	$52.02 OMR20.000	-13.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.49 OMR3.650	$11.70 OMR4.500	+23.3%
Average			+11.6%

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pay 3.4% less for clothing

	Oman	Sohar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.73 OMR19.120	$51.15 OMR19.670	+2.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.69 OMR15.640	$44.21 OMR17.000	+8.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.16 OMR29.670	$78.89 OMR30.330	+2.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$64.62 OMR24.840	$46.81 OMR18.000	-27.5%
Average			-3.4%

Oman vs. Sohar - Cost of clothing

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