Cost of living comparison
Oman is 13.8% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Oman instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 27.8% less for restaurants
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.72
TTD66.17
|
$4.34
OMR1.670
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
TTD44.72
|
$7.03
OMR2.710
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
TTD6.46
|
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
TTD5.19
|
$0.35
OMR0.140
|
|
pay 34.0% less for groceries
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
TTD14.12
|
$1.02
OMR0.390
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.83
TTD26.05
|
$3.27
OMR1.260
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.58
TTD51.60
|
$6.90
OMR2.660
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.69
TTD25.13
|
$2.84
OMR1.090
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
TTD24.32
|
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.86
TTD12.63
|
$0.95
OMR0.370
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
TTD6.23
|
$0.59
OMR0.230
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
TTD8.10
|
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
TTD13.18
|
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
TTD3.56
|
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
TTD4.20
|
$0.41
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 3.7% more for transportation
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.21
TTD21.84
|
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.97
TTD353.81
|
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,791.71
TTD202,824.51
|
$20,624.45
OMR7,939.320
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.70
TTD52.40
|
$11.60
OMR4.470
|
|
pay 36.9% more for housing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.81
TTD345.91
|
$78.03
OMR30.040
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$490.57
TTD3,339.86
|
$514.91
OMR198.210
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.70
TTD2,516.96
|
$386.68
OMR148.850
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.60
TTD269.63
|
$73.04
OMR28.120
|
|
pay 0.8% less for childcare
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.40
TTD1,548.17
|
$163.74
OMR63.030
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,553.03
TTD37,805.51
|
$7,015.93
OMR2,700.760
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.53
TTD10.43
|
$9.25
OMR3.560
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
TTD23.43
|
$3.73
OMR1.440
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.08
TTD34.59
|
$5.64
OMR2.170
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.23
TTD301.14
|
$77.34
OMR29.770
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
TTD53.14
|
$8.46
OMR3.260
|
|
pay 2.4% less for clothing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.52
TTD357.58
|
$51.62
OMR19.870
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.33
TTD254.16
|
$46.76
OMR18.000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.33
TTD703.49
|
$83.82
OMR32.270
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.47
TTD588.69
|
$74.32
OMR28.610
|
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