Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 12.5% cheaper than Oman.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Oman, you would:
pay 26.7% less for restaurants
Oman
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.34
OMR1.670
|
$1.96
₫49,117
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.03
OMR2.710
|
$4.91
₫122,875
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
$0.59
₫14,860
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
OMR0.140
|
$0.38
₫9,619
|
|
pay 11.2% more for groceries
Oman
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
OMR0.390
|
$1.11
₫27,665
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
OMR1.260
|
$6.92
₫173,224
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.90
OMR2.660
|
$5.46
₫136,626
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
OMR1.090
|
$1.62
₫40,466
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
$1.78
₫44,583
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
OMR0.370
|
$1.40
₫34,976
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
OMR0.230
|
$0.52
₫13,024
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
$0.78
₫19,449
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$0.49
₫12,369
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
$0.55
₫13,875
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
OMR0.160
|
$0.54
₫13,494
|
|
pay 10.3% more for transportation
Oman
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
$4.05
₫101,374
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
$8.00
₫200,122
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,624.45
OMR7,939.380
|
$40,523.11
₫1,014,092,041
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
OMR4.470
|
$5.93
₫148,517
|
|
pay 50.5% less for housing
Oman
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.03
OMR30.040
|
$10.02
₫250,684
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$514.91
OMR198.210
|
$364.76
₫9,128,233
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$386.68
OMR148.850
|
$221.46
₫5,541,996
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.04
OMR28.120
|
$41.86
₫1,047,476
|
|
pay 41.5% more for childcare
Oman
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.74
OMR63.030
|
$226.70
₫5,673,286
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,015.93
OMR2,700.780
|
$10,132.35
₫253,562,449
|
|
pay 67.9% less for entertainment and sports
Oman
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.25
OMR3.560
|
$0.94
₫23,425
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
OMR1.440
|
$1.86
₫46,592
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
OMR2.170
|
$1.29
₫32,233
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.34
OMR29.770
|
$24.96
₫624,714
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
OMR3.260
|
$3.86
₫96,581
|
|
pay 5.4% less for clothing
Oman
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.62
OMR19.870
|
$33.66
₫842,396
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.76
OMR18.000
|
$29.49
₫738,003
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.82
OMR32.270
|
$90.06
₫2,253,691
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.32
OMR28.610
|
$106.00
₫2,652,608
|
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