Cost of living comparison
Austria is 85.9% more expensive than Sohar.
If you lived in Austria instead of Sohar, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Sohar
|
Austria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
$15.33
€14.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.74
OMR3.750
|
$10.30
€9.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
OMR0.260
|
$2.98
€2.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
OMR0.100
|
$2.26
€2.08
|
|
pay 34.5% more for groceries
Sohar
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
OMR0.420
|
$2.50
€2.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.76
OMR2.600
|
$8.22
€7.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.05
OMR3.480
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
OMR0.990
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
OMR1.590
|
$5.79
€5.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
OMR0.590
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
OMR0.410
|
$0.95
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
OMR0.480
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
OMR0.240
|
$1.84
€1.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
OMR0.320
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
OMR0.370
|
$0.84
€0.77
|
|
pay 81.7% more for transportation
Sohar
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.35
OMR0.910
|
$6.51
€5.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$49.62
€45.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,189.28
OMR7,000.250
|
$26,063.58
€23,956.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.72
OMR6.050
|
$19.69
€18.10
|
|
pay 76.0% more for housing
Sohar
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$92.25
OMR35.500
|
$36.32
€33.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.05
OMR186.670
|
$871.49
€801.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$381.11
OMR146.670
|
$685.35
€629.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.76
OMR33.780
|
$267.95
€246.29
|
|
pay 69.8% more for childcare
Sohar
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$294.49
OMR113.340
|
$469.56
€431.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,925.33
OMR3,050.110
|
$14,286.41
€13,131.36
|
|
pay 20.2% less for entertainment and sports
Sohar
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
$4.59
€4.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$3.54
€3.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
$6.46
€5.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.30
OMR21.670
|
$44.34
€40.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.69
OMR4.500
|
$12.69
€11.66
|
|
pay 63.1% more for clothing
Sohar
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.10
OMR19.670
|
$85.15
€78.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.17
OMR17.000
|
$46.34
€42.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.82
OMR30.330
|
$89.08
€81.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.77
OMR18.000
|
$125.31
€115.18
|
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