Cost of living comparison
Oman is 3.3% cheaper than Seychelles.
If you lived in Oman instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 54.4% less for restaurants
Seychelles
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.31
SCR166.66
|
$4.34
OMR1.670
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.30
|
$7.03
OMR2.710
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.58
SCR48.48
|
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
SCR26.59
|
$0.35
OMR0.140
|
|
pay 20.9% less for groceries
Seychelles
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.12
|
$1.02
OMR0.390
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR146.27
|
$3.27
OMR1.260
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
SCR82.18
|
$6.90
OMR2.660
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
SCR37.45
|
$2.84
OMR1.090
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
SCR25.31
|
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.40
|
$0.95
OMR0.370
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.31
|
$0.59
OMR0.230
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
SCR7.42
|
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
SCR32.73
|
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SCR7.94
|
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SCR6.56
|
$0.41
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 21.9% more for transportation
Seychelles
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.48
|
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.35
SCR275.44
|
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR332,443.82
|
$20,624.45
OMR7,939.790
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR396.79
|
$11.60
OMR4.470
|
|
pay 36.9% less for housing
Seychelles
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,670.06
|
$78.03
OMR30.040
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.01
SCR11,031.19
|
$514.91
OMR198.220
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$817.50
SCR11,064.82
|
$386.68
OMR148.860
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.92
SCR1,257.70
|
$73.04
OMR28.120
|
|
pay 49.8% more for childcare
Seychelles
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,537.76
|
$163.74
OMR63.040
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,304.21
SCR44,722.41
|
$7,015.93
OMR2,700.920
|
|
pay 21.2% more for entertainment and sports
Seychelles
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.55
|
$9.25
OMR3.560
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
SCR57.36
|
$3.73
OMR1.440
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.04
SCR149.39
|
$5.64
OMR2.170
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.83
SCR958.62
|
$77.34
OMR29.770
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.06
SCR109.15
|
$8.46
OMR3.260
|
|
pay 3.9% less for clothing
Seychelles
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.46
SCR601.79
|
$51.62
OMR19.870
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.25
SCR856.12
|
$46.76
OMR18.000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.18
SCR1,139.33
|
$83.82
OMR32.270
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,062.56
|
$74.32
OMR28.610
|
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