Cost of living comparison
Oman is 66.1% more expensive than Venezuela.
If you lived in Oman instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 37.9% less for restaurants
Venezuela
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.99
Bs79.74
|
$4.34
OMR1.670
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.68
Bs86.60
|
$7.03
OMR2.710
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
Bs11.71
|
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
Bs8.79
|
$0.35
OMR0.140
|
|
pay 3.7% less for groceries
Venezuela
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.84
Bs18.31
|
$1.02
OMR0.390
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.19
Bs21.84
|
$3.27
OMR1.260
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.36
Bs63.46
|
$6.90
OMR2.660
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
Bs20.87
|
$2.84
OMR1.090
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
Bs24.41
|
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
Bs19.86
|
$0.95
OMR0.370
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
Bs4.59
|
$0.59
OMR0.230
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
Bs5.65
|
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
Bs6.98
|
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
Bs5.63
|
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
Bs7.92
|
$0.41
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 0.2% more for transportation
Venezuela
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.90
Bs18.92
|
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.75
Bs376.54
|
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,166.67
Bs310,871.95
|
$20,624.45
OMR7,939.790
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.10
Bs260.30
|
$11.60
OMR4.470
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Venezuela
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.45
Bs393.53
|
$78.03
OMR30.040
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$172.69
Bs1,722.45
|
$514.91
OMR198.220
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$151.81
Bs1,514.18
|
$386.68
OMR148.860
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.14
Bs141.06
|
$73.04
OMR28.120
|
|
pay 79.6% more for childcare
Venezuela
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.35
Bs611.96
|
$163.74
OMR63.040
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,600.00
Bs75,806.21
|
$7,015.93
OMR2,700.920
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Venezuela
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
Bs12.94
|
$9.25
OMR3.560
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
Bs16.07
|
$3.73
OMR1.440
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
Bs37.65
|
$5.64
OMR2.170
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
Bs332.45
|
$77.34
OMR29.770
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
Bs53.75
|
$8.46
OMR3.260
|
|
pay 11.0% more for clothing
Venezuela
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.98
Bs528.42
|
$51.62
OMR19.870
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.48
Bs383.83
|
$46.76
OMR18.000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.40
Bs682.30
|
$83.82
OMR32.270
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.31
Bs721.21
|
$74.32
OMR28.610
|
|
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