Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 61.0% more expensive than Oman.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Oman, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Oman
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.34
OMR1.670
|
$14.85
UYU567.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.03
OMR2.710
|
$10.53
UYU402.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
$2.29
UYU87.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
OMR0.140
|
$1.66
UYU63.56
|
|
pay 64.0% more for groceries
Oman
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
OMR0.390
|
$2.03
UYU77.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
OMR1.260
|
$5.05
UYU193.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.90
OMR2.660
|
$4.04
UYU154.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
OMR1.090
|
$3.14
UYU119.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
$4.93
UYU188.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
OMR0.370
|
$1.08
UYU41.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
OMR0.230
|
$1.39
UYU53.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
$0.73
UYU28.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$1.20
UYU45.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
$0.80
UYU30.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
OMR0.160
|
$0.81
UYU30.96
|
|
pay 78.1% more for transportation
Oman
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
$7.10
UYU271.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
$48.05
UYU1,836.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,624.45
OMR7,939.110
|
$36,679.53
UYU1,401,871.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
OMR4.470
|
$16.61
UYU634.74
|
|
pay 6.0% less for housing
Oman
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.03
OMR30.040
|
$37.95
UYU1,450.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$514.91
OMR198.210
|
$510.80
UYU19,522.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$386.68
OMR148.850
|
$384.82
UYU14,707.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.04
OMR28.120
|
$93.98
UYU3,592.00
|
|
pay 66.4% more for childcare
Oman
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.74
OMR63.030
|
$389.18
UYU14,874.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,015.93
OMR2,700.690
|
$6,681.58
UYU255,366.40
|
|
pay 19.1% less for entertainment and sports
Oman
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.25
OMR3.560
|
$3.62
UYU138.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
OMR1.440
|
$3.84
UYU146.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
OMR2.170
|
$4.82
UYU184.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.34
OMR29.770
|
$49.95
UYU1,909.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
OMR3.260
|
$9.51
UYU363.30
|
|
pay 35.9% more for clothing
Oman
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.62
OMR19.870
|
$92.12
UYU3,520.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.76
OMR18.000
|
$41.63
UYU1,591.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.82
OMR32.270
|
$107.70
UYU4,116.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.32
OMR28.610
|
$109.72
UYU4,193.27
|
|
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