Cost of living comparison
Oman is 94.6% more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Oman instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 52.0% more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.54
UGX9,650
|
$4.34
OMR1.670
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.79
UGX25,807
|
$7.03
OMR2.710
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
UGX1,376
|
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
UGX1,396
|
$0.35
OMR0.140
|
|
pay 37.3% more for groceries
Uganda
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
UGX4,023
|
$1.02
OMR0.390
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
UGX8,784
|
$3.27
OMR1.260
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.65
UGX10,091
|
$6.90
OMR2.660
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
UGX4,919
|
$2.84
OMR1.090
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
UGX9,139
|
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
UGX4,142
|
$0.95
OMR0.370
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,583
|
$0.59
OMR0.230
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UGX2,479
|
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,593
|
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,413
|
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,426
|
$0.41
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 88.7% more for transportation
Uganda
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
UGX18,546
|
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX157,454
|
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,692.95
UGX29,249,249
|
$20,624.45
OMR7,940.000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
UGX15,546
|
$11.60
OMR4.470
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Uganda
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.58
UGX279,743
|
$78.03
OMR30.040
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$231.00
UGX878,269
|
$514.91
OMR198.230
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.34
UGX453,737
|
$386.68
OMR148.860
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.76
UGX158,759
|
$73.04
OMR28.120
|
|
pay 49.6% more for childcare
Uganda
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.04
UGX395,586
|
$163.74
OMR63.040
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,803,732
|
$7,015.93
OMR2,700.990
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
UGX3,386
|
$9.25
OMR3.560
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
UGX7,780
|
$3.73
OMR1.440
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
UGX8,376
|
$5.64
OMR2.170
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.76
UGX204,407
|
$77.34
OMR29.770
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
UGX18,285
|
$8.46
OMR3.260
|
|
pay 68.2% more for clothing
Uganda
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.98
UGX64,563
|
$51.62
OMR19.870
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.84
UGX109,646
|
$46.76
OMR18.000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.43
UGX294,382
|
$83.82
OMR32.270
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.70
UGX287,818
|
$74.32
OMR28.610
|
|
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