Cost of living comparison

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Oman vs. Somalia Cost of Living Summary

Oman is 2.3 times more expensive than Somalia overall.

Restaurants
pay 45.9% more in Oman
Groceries
pay 23.6% more in Oman
Transportation
pay 73.2% more in Oman
Housing
pay 3.2 times more in Oman
Childcare
pay 8.3 times more in Oman
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.7 times more in Oman
Clothing
pay 3.0 times more in Oman

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants in Oman are more expensive than in Somalia. Notably, childcare, housing, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Oman.

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Oman vs. Somalia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Oman instead of Somalia, you would:

pay 45.9% more for restaurants

 
Somalia
Oman
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.33
SOS1,908
$6.18
OMR2.360
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.00
SOS2,862
$9.43
OMR3.610
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.04
SOS595
$0.87
OMR0.330
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pay 23.6% more for groceries

 
Somalia
Oman
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.35
SOS775
$1.21
OMR0.460
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.50
SOS1,431
$4.82
OMR1.840
Milk (1 gallon) $7.02
SOS4,020
$9.05
OMR3.460
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pay 73.2% more for transportation

 
Somalia
Oman
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.57
SOS2,041
$2.34
OMR0.890
Monthly public transit pass $12.17
SOS6,968
$55.92
OMR21.380
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $10,000.00
SOS6M
$21,976.63
OMR8,404.150
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pay 3.2 times more for housing

 
Somalia
Oman
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $39.56
SOS22,639
$78.05
OMR29.850
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $143.33
SOS82,036
$485.58
OMR185.690
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $77.50
SOS44,357
$358.74
OMR137.190
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pay 8.3 times more for childcare

 
Somalia
Oman
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $51.67
SOS29,571
$270.15
OMR103.310
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $515.00
SOS295K
$6,828.04
OMR2,611.130
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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Somalia
Oman
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $11.38
OMR4.350
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.67
SOS954
$5.34
OMR2.040
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $1.00
SOS572
$6.18
OMR2.360
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pay 3.0 times more for clothing

 
Somalia
Oman
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $12.50
SOS7,154
$45.42
OMR17.370
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $16.33
SOS9,348
$39.55
OMR15.130
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $18.50
SOS10,588
$75.67
OMR28.940
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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