Cost of living comparison
Oman is 1.2% more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Oman instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 51.0% less for restaurants
Sweden
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.47
SEK114.65
|
$4.34
OMR1.670
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
SEK90.62
|
$7.03
OMR2.710
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
SEK19.68
|
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
SEK17.81
|
$0.35
OMR0.140
|
|
pay 27.7% less for groceries
Sweden
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
SEK25.44
|
$1.02
OMR0.390
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
SEK49.01
|
$3.27
OMR1.260
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
SEK51.93
|
$6.90
OMR2.660
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
SEK32.99
|
$2.84
OMR1.090
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.05
SEK44.40
|
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
SEK13.13
|
$0.95
OMR0.370
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
SEK10.91
|
$0.59
OMR0.230
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
SEK12.57
|
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
SEK17.17
|
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SEK6.58
|
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
SEK6.55
|
$0.41
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 33.6% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
SEK79.02
|
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.67
SEK763.25
|
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,170.07
SEK253,819.38
|
$20,624.45
OMR7,939.320
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.12
SEK242.37
|
$11.60
OMR4.470
|
|
pay 32.3% more for housing
Sweden
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
SEK312.68
|
$78.03
OMR30.040
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$736.74
SEK8,070.68
|
$514.91
OMR198.210
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$574.14
SEK6,289.44
|
$386.68
OMR148.850
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.61
SEK674.90
|
$73.04
OMR28.120
|
|
pay 73.2% more for childcare
Sweden
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$129.63
SEK1,420.02
|
$163.74
OMR63.030
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,186.61
SEK34,908.08
|
$7,015.93
OMR2,700.760
|
|
pay 22.7% more for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.47
SEK70.84
|
$9.25
OMR3.560
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
SEK40.08
|
$3.73
OMR1.440
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
SEK68.03
|
$5.64
OMR2.170
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.95
SEK404.82
|
$77.34
OMR29.770
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.40
SEK135.84
|
$8.46
OMR3.260
|
|
pay 7.8% less for clothing
Sweden
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.79
SEK863.10
|
$51.62
OMR19.870
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.00
SEK372.50
|
$46.76
OMR18.000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.12
SEK877.66
|
$83.82
OMR32.270
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.88
SEK1,335.16
|
$74.32
OMR28.610
|
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