Cost of living comparison
Oman is 10.3% more expensive than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Oman instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 52.1% less for restaurants
Solomon Islands
|
Oman
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
SBD46.00
|
$4.34
OMR1.670
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
SBD127.79
|
$7.03
OMR2.710
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
SBD20.45
|
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
$0.35
OMR0.140
|
|
pay 49.5% less for groceries
Solomon Islands
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
$1.02
OMR0.390
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
SBD73.10
|
$3.27
OMR1.260
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
SBD85.14
|
$6.90
OMR2.660
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.87
|
$2.84
OMR1.090
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
SBD36.17
|
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
SBD16.85
|
$0.95
OMR0.370
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
$0.59
OMR0.230
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
SBD23.19
|
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
SBD17.16
|
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
$0.41
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 51.2% less for transportation
Solomon Islands
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SBD38.91
|
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,624.45
OMR7,939.320
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.60
OMR4.470
|
|
pay 51.1% less for housing
Solomon Islands
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,089,242.10
|
$78.03
OMR30.040
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
SBD4,941.17
|
$514.91
OMR198.210
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
SBD5,622.71
|
$386.68
OMR148.850
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$73.04
OMR28.120
|
|
pay 64.9% more for childcare
Solomon Islands
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
SBD1,022.31
|
$163.74
OMR63.030
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
SBD30,669.32
|
$7,015.93
OMR2,700.760
|
|
pay 54.5% more for entertainment and sports
Solomon Islands
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
SBD38.34
|
$9.25
OMR3.560
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
SBD34.08
|
$3.73
OMR1.440
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
SBD32.71
|
$5.64
OMR2.170
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
SBD511.16
|
$77.34
OMR29.770
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
SBD35.78
|
$8.46
OMR3.260
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Solomon Islands
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
SBD178.90
|
$51.62
OMR19.870
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
SBD61.34
|
$46.76
OMR18.000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
SBD971.19
|
$83.82
OMR32.270
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
SBD1,022.31
|
$74.32
OMR28.610
|
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