Cost of living comparison
Oman is 19.3% more expensive than El Salvador.
If you lived in Oman instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 10.6% less for restaurants
|
El Salvador
|
Oman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.25
SVC54.65
|
$5.07
OMR1.950
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.25
SVC54.61
|
$8.73
OMR3.360
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
SVC7.67
|
$0.84
OMR0.320
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
SVC6.61
|
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 21.5% less for groceries
|
El Salvador
|
Oman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
SVC16.20
|
$1.06
OMR0.410
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.20
SVC28.01
|
$3.28
OMR1.260
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.21
SVC63.06
|
$7.47
OMR2.870
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SVC26.63
|
$2.47
OMR0.950
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
SVC23.00
|
$2.42
OMR0.930
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
SVC11.25
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
$0.68
OMR0.260
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
SVC8.30
|
$0.88
OMR0.340
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SVC8.15
|
$0.48
OMR0.180
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SVC7.05
|
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
|
pay 10.0% more for transportation
|
El Salvador
|
Oman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SVC35.45
|
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SVC218.60
|
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,500.00
SVC170,511.63
|
$21,515.49
OMR8,281.400
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.00
SVC253.58
|
$11.82
OMR4.550
|
|
pay 13.0% more for housing
|
El Salvador
|
Oman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC368.50
|
$77.29
OMR29.750
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.43
SVC4,996.68
|
$406.19
OMR156.340
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.86
SVC3,435.22
|
$280.28
OMR107.880
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.31
SVC536.13
|
$77.32
OMR29.760
|
|
pay 39.1% more for childcare
|
El Salvador
|
Oman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.62
SVC1,448.26
|
$193.44
OMR74.460
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,585.71
SVC40,098.34
|
$7,403.00
OMR2,849.440
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
El Salvador
|
Oman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.49
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
SVC21.97
|
$4.20
OMR1.620
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.98
|
$5.87
OMR2.260
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.44
SVC283.64
|
$55.45
OMR21.340
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.72
|
$9.66
OMR3.720
|
|
pay 34.2% less for clothing
|
El Salvador
|
Oman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.29
SVC605.85
|
$40.42
OMR15.560
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.86
SVC479.68
|
$36.69
OMR14.120
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.29
SVC868.17
|
$76.70
OMR29.520
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.43
SVC913.14
|
$63.28
OMR24.360
|
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