Cost of living comparison

Austria

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Oman

Salalah vs. Vienna Cost of Living Summary

Salalah is 60.8% cheaper than Vienna.

Restaurants: pay 61.9% less in Salalah
Groceries: pay 42.8% less in Salalah
Transportation: pay 44.3% less in Salalah
Housing: pay 75.4% less in Salalah
Childcare: pay 85.6% less in Salalah
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.3% less in Salalah
Clothing: pay 50.4% less in Salalah

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Salalah.

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Salalah vs. Vienna Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Salalah instead of Vienna, you would:

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pay 61.9% less for restaurants

	Vienna	Salalah
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.92 €15.99	$5.20 OMR2.000	-71.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.99	$13.00 OMR5.000	-3.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.81 €3.40	$0.88 OMR0.340	-77.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.19 €2.85	$0.26 OMR0.100	-91.9%
Average			-61.9%

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pay 42.8% less for groceries

	Vienna	Salalah
Bread 1 loaf	$2.22 €1.98	$1.25 OMR0.480	-43.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.80 €6.07	$2.34 OMR0.900	-65.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.92 €5.28	$7.38 OMR2.840	+24.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €4.13	$1.87 OMR0.720	-59.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.29 €5.62	$2.12 OMR0.820	-66.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 €1.18	$0.88 OMR0.340	-33.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.91	$0.83 OMR0.320	-19.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 €1.41	$0.94 OMR0.360	-40.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.84 €1.64	$0.83 OMR0.320	-55.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.78	$0.67 OMR0.260	-22.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 €0.72	$0.47 OMR0.180	-41.2%
Average			-42.8%

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pay 44.3% less for transportation

	Vienna	Salalah
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.63 €6.81	$2.36 OMR0.910	-69.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.11 €50.97	$54.62 OMR21.000	-4.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,661.80 €26,474.28	$20,806.89 OMR8,000.250	-29.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.39 €19.99	$12.68 OMR4.880	-43.4%
Average			-44.3%

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pay 75.4% less for housing

	Vienna	Salalah
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.45 €28.07	$74.56 OMR28.670	+137.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,271.42 €1,134.79	$247.08 OMR95.000	-80.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$899.29 €802.65	$208.07 OMR80.000	-76.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$235.43 €210.13	$59.67 OMR22.940	-74.7%
Average			-75.4%

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pay 85.6% less for childcare

	Vienna	Salalah
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$354.58 €316.48	$104.03 OMR40.000	-70.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,740.53 €24,759.48	$1,950.65 OMR750.020	-93.0%
Average			-85.6%

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pay 3.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Vienna	Salalah
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.93 €5.30	$9.10 OMR3.500	+53.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.12 €4.57	$6.24 OMR2.400	+22.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.45 €6.65	$5.98 OMR2.300	-19.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.51 €33.48	$39.74 OMR15.280	+5.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.28 €12.74	$7.80 OMR3.000	-45.3%
Average			-3.3%

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pay 50.4% less for clothing

	Vienna	Salalah
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$87.06 €77.70	$28.61 OMR11.000	-67.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.42 €33.40	$31.21 OMR12.000	-16.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.63 €80.89	$58.52 OMR22.500	-35.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$132.59 €118.34	$45.52 OMR17.500	-65.7%
Average			-50.4%

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