Cost of living comparison
Oman is 45.5% more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in Oman instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 24.5% more for restaurants
Zambia
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZMW98.85
|
$4.34
OMR1.670
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZMW91.65
|
$7.03
OMR2.710
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZMW23.60
|
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZMW12.55
|
$0.35
OMR0.140
|
|
pay 2.7% less for groceries
Zambia
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZMW25.50
|
$1.02
OMR0.390
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZMW122.54
|
$3.27
OMR1.260
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZMW136.58
|
$6.90
OMR2.660
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZMW46.52
|
$2.84
OMR1.090
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZMW50.99
|
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.31
|
$0.95
OMR0.370
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZMW18.16
|
$0.59
OMR0.230
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZMW30.57
|
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZMW14.17
|
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZMW14.97
|
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZMW19.38
|
$0.41
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 38.5% more for transportation
Zambia
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZMW141.40
|
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZMW823.71
|
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZMW332,791.99
|
$20,624.45
OMR7,939.110
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZMW234.93
|
$11.60
OMR4.470
|
|
pay 32.8% more for housing
Zambia
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZMW2,790.56
|
$78.03
OMR30.040
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZMW7,381.43
|
$514.91
OMR198.210
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZMW5,191.71
|
$386.68
OMR148.850
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZMW2,894.04
|
$73.04
OMR28.120
|
|
pay 27.2% less for childcare
Zambia
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZMW4,606.23
|
$163.74
OMR63.030
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZMW378,242.01
|
$7,015.93
OMR2,700.690
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZMW32.89
|
$9.25
OMR3.560
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZMW48.57
|
$3.73
OMR1.440
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZMW71.47
|
$5.64
OMR2.170
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZMW757.36
|
$77.34
OMR29.770
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZMW82.37
|
$8.46
OMR3.260
|
|
pay 7.6% more for clothing
Zambia
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZMW1,188.40
|
$51.62
OMR19.870
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZMW837.23
|
$46.76
OMR18.000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,425.69
|
$83.82
OMR32.270
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZMW2,841.67
|
$74.32
OMR28.610
|
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