Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 8.5% cheaper than Sohar.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Sohar, you would:
pay 0.6% less for restaurants
Sohar
|
Kiev
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
$7.58
UAH307.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.74
OMR3.750
|
$6.32
UAH255.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
OMR0.260
|
$0.62
UAH25.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
OMR0.100
|
$0.41
UAH16.62
|
|
pay 40.4% less for groceries
Sohar
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
OMR0.420
|
$0.73
UAH29.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.76
OMR2.600
|
$4.30
UAH174.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.05
OMR3.480
|
$3.88
UAH157.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
OMR0.990
|
$1.78
UAH72.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
OMR1.590
|
$1.97
UAH79.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
OMR0.590
|
$0.34
UAH13.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
OMR0.410
|
$0.64
UAH25.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
OMR0.480
|
$0.71
UAH28.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
OMR0.240
|
$0.94
UAH37.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
OMR0.320
|
$0.28
UAH11.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
OMR0.370
|
$0.37
UAH15.18
|
|
pay 38.7% more for transportation
Sohar
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.35
OMR0.910
|
$5.16
UAH209.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$9.66
UAH391.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,189.28
OMR7,001.130
|
$30,944.11
UAH1,254,066.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.72
OMR6.050
|
$4.19
UAH169.94
|
|
pay 27.8% less for housing
Sohar
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$92.25
OMR35.510
|
$5.82
UAH235.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.05
OMR186.700
|
$558.46
UAH22,632.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$381.11
OMR146.690
|
$325.98
UAH13,210.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.76
OMR33.780
|
$72.04
UAH2,919.72
|
|
pay 5.3% more for childcare
Sohar
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$294.49
OMR113.350
|
$365.07
UAH14,795.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,925.33
OMR3,050.490
|
$6,874.47
UAH278,600.39
|
|
pay 67.2% less for entertainment and sports
Sohar
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
$1.26
UAH51.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$1.34
UAH54.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
$2.27
UAH92.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.30
OMR21.670
|
$26.77
UAH1,084.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.69
OMR4.500
|
$5.05
UAH204.75
|
|
pay 32.7% more for clothing
Sohar
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.10
OMR19.670
|
$69.25
UAH2,806.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.17
OMR17.000
|
$36.51
UAH1,479.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.82
OMR30.340
|
$87.23
UAH3,535.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.77
OMR18.000
|
$94.45
UAH3,827.85
|
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