Cost of living comparison
Greece is 29.4% more expensive than Sohar.
If you lived in Greece instead of Sohar, you would:
pay 97.3% more for restaurants
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Sohar
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
$14.81
€13.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.74
OMR3.750
|
$9.01
€8.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
OMR0.260
|
$1.97
€1.81
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
OMR0.100
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
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pay 10.5% less for groceries
|
Sohar
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
OMR0.420
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.76
OMR2.600
|
$6.52
€6.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.05
OMR3.480
|
$6.06
€5.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
OMR0.990
|
$4.09
€3.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
OMR1.590
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
OMR0.590
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
OMR0.410
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
OMR0.480
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
OMR0.240
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
OMR0.320
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
OMR0.370
|
$0.54
€0.49
|
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pay 92.5% more for transportation
|
Sohar
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.35
OMR0.910
|
$7.81
€7.18
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$41.23
€37.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,189.28
OMR7,000.250
|
$27,791.92
€25,544.94
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.72
OMR6.050
|
$14.64
€13.46
|
|
pay 13.3% more for housing
|
Sohar
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$92.25
OMR35.500
|
$31.73
€29.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.05
OMR186.670
|
$529.13
€486.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$381.11
OMR146.670
|
$406.38
€373.53
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.76
OMR33.780
|
$178.34
€163.92
|
|
pay 1.6% more for childcare
|
Sohar
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$294.49
OMR113.340
|
$350.75
€322.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,925.33
OMR3,050.110
|
$6,658.30
€6,119.98
|
|
pay 31.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sohar
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
$4.23
€3.88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$3.51
€3.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.30
OMR21.670
|
$46.53
€42.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.69
OMR4.500
|
$8.93
€8.21
|
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pay 43.3% more for clothing
|
Sohar
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.10
OMR19.670
|
$83.80
€77.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.17
OMR17.000
|
$41.12
€37.80
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.82
OMR30.330
|
$86.78
€79.76
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.77
OMR18.000
|
$96.32
€88.53
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