Cost of living comparison
Oman is 2.1 times more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Oman instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 22.3% more for restaurants
Belarus
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
BYN22.74
|
$5.07
OMR1.950
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
BYN14.16
|
$8.73
OMR3.360
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
$0.84
OMR0.320
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 72.4% more for groceries
Belarus
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$1.06
OMR0.410
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
BYN10.15
|
$3.28
OMR1.260
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.36
BYN7.74
|
$7.47
OMR2.870
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.19
BYN3.91
|
$2.47
OMR0.950
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
$2.42
OMR0.930
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
$0.68
OMR0.260
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
$0.88
OMR0.340
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.48
OMR0.180
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Belarus
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.10
|
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.98
BYN42.46
|
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,464.32
BYN53,867.44
|
$21,515.49
OMR8,280.370
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.69
BYN12.06
|
$11.82
OMR4.550
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Belarus
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.11
BYN33.06
|
$77.29
OMR29.740
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.08
BYN801.84
|
$406.19
OMR156.320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.93
BYN516.70
|
$280.28
OMR107.870
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.75
BYN133.34
|
$77.32
OMR29.760
|
|
pay 1.3% less for childcare
Belarus
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
BYN1,147.57
|
$193.44
OMR74.450
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,210.54
BYN17,047.69
|
$7,403.00
OMR2,849.090
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
$4.20
OMR1.620
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
$5.87
OMR2.260
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
BYN100.88
|
$55.45
OMR21.340
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BYN12.31
|
$9.66
OMR3.720
|
|
pay 12.2% less for clothing
Belarus
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.63
BYN201.63
|
$40.42
OMR15.550
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
BYN107.04
|
$36.69
OMR14.120
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.42
BYN259.83
|
$76.70
OMR29.520
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.20
BYN268.93
|
$63.28
OMR24.350
|
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