Cost of living comparison
Sohar is 2.5 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Sohar instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Sohar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,730
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫110,218
|
$9.74
OMR3.750
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,951
|
$0.68
OMR0.260
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,775
|
$0.26
OMR0.100
|
|
pay 74.3% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Sohar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,483
|
$1.08
OMR0.420
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫153,101
|
$6.76
OMR2.600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫136,997
|
$9.05
OMR3.480
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,937
|
$2.56
OMR0.990
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,607
|
$4.13
OMR1.590
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫32,184
|
$1.53
OMR0.590
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,194
|
$1.06
OMR0.410
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,138
|
$1.24
OMR0.480
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,614
|
$0.62
OMR0.240
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,564
|
$0.83
OMR0.320
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,521
|
$0.97
OMR0.370
|
|
pay 32.2% more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Sohar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,533
|
$2.35
OMR0.910
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫174,729
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫872,983,485
|
$18,189.28
OMR7,001.130
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫145,005
|
$15.72
OMR6.050
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Sohar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫227,890
|
$92.25
OMR35.510
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,742,625
|
$485.05
OMR186.700
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,357,494
|
$381.11
OMR146.690
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,094,377
|
$87.76
OMR33.780
|
|
pay 2.5% more for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Sohar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,403,663
|
$294.49
OMR113.350
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫304,665,961
|
$7,925.33
OMR3,050.490
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Sohar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,685
|
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,791
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫30,171
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫580,032
|
$56.30
OMR21.670
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,568
|
$11.69
OMR4.500
|
|
pay 29.2% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Sohar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫731,005
|
$51.10
OMR19.670
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫586,900
|
$44.17
OMR17.000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,075,298
|
$78.82
OMR30.340
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,337,047
|
$46.77
OMR18.000
|
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