Cost of living comparison
Poland is 24.9% more expensive than Sohar.
If you lived in Poland instead of Sohar, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Sohar
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
$8.74
PLN34.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.74
OMR3.750
|
$7.35
PLN28.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
OMR0.260
|
$1.72
PLN6.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
OMR0.100
|
$1.39
PLN5.44
|
|
pay 25.7% less for groceries
Sohar
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
OMR0.420
|
$1.17
PLN4.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.76
OMR2.600
|
$4.22
PLN16.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.05
OMR3.480
|
$3.59
PLN14.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
OMR0.990
|
$2.85
PLN11.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
OMR1.590
|
$2.73
PLN10.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
OMR0.590
|
$0.43
PLN1.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
OMR0.410
|
$0.70
PLN2.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
OMR0.480
|
$0.75
PLN2.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
OMR0.240
|
$1.12
PLN4.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
OMR0.320
|
$0.35
PLN1.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
OMR0.370
|
$0.51
PLN1.98
|
|
pay 61.8% more for transportation
Sohar
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.35
OMR0.910
|
$6.32
PLN24.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$29.45
PLN115.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,189.28
OMR7,000.250
|
$30,312.40
PLN118,767.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.72
OMR6.050
|
$7.94
PLN31.12
|
|
pay 20.0% more for housing
Sohar
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$92.25
OMR35.500
|
$14.69
PLN57.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.05
OMR186.670
|
$591.18
PLN2,316.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$381.11
OMR146.670
|
$480.23
PLN1,881.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.76
OMR33.780
|
$189.71
PLN743.30
|
|
pay 9.8% less for childcare
Sohar
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$294.49
OMR113.340
|
$301.71
PLN1,182.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,925.33
OMR3,050.110
|
$6,191.48
PLN24,258.92
|
|
pay 45.4% less for entertainment and sports
Sohar
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
$3.18
PLN12.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$3.01
PLN11.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
$4.63
PLN18.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.30
OMR21.670
|
$31.65
PLN124.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.69
OMR4.500
|
$6.64
PLN26.01
|
|
pay 33.3% more for clothing
Sohar
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.10
OMR19.670
|
$76.35
PLN299.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.17
OMR17.000
|
$37.00
PLN144.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.82
OMR30.330
|
$81.47
PLN319.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.77
OMR18.000
|
$91.91
PLN360.13
|
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