Cost of living comparison
Netherlands is 2.5 times more expensive than Oman.
If you lived in Netherlands instead of Oman, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Oman
|
Netherlands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.07
OMR1.950
|
$18.20
€16.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
OMR3.360
|
$12.30
€11.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
OMR0.320
|
$2.89
€2.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
$2.27
€2.11
|
|
pay 66.1% more for groceries
Oman
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
OMR0.410
|
$1.80
€1.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
OMR1.260
|
$5.99
€5.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.47
OMR2.880
|
$4.48
€4.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
OMR0.950
|
$4.23
€3.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
OMR0.930
|
$6.79
€6.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
OMR0.260
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
OMR0.340
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$1.39
€1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
OMR0.180
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Oman
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
$7.89
€7.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
OMR22.260
|
$101.29
€93.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,515.49
OMR8,282.930
|
$31,181.31
€28,869.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
OMR4.550
|
$21.94
€20.31
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Oman
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.29
OMR29.750
|
$44.30
€41.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.19
OMR156.370
|
$1,236.68
€1,145.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.28
OMR107.900
|
$1,025.88
€949.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.32
OMR29.770
|
$184.21
€170.56
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Oman
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.44
OMR74.470
|
$1,723.24
€1,595.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,403.00
OMR2,849.970
|
$8,079.32
€7,480.43
|
|
pay 0.5% more for entertainment and sports
Oman
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$5.45
€5.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.20
OMR1.620
|
$3.52
€3.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.87
OMR2.260
|
$9.25
€8.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.45
OMR21.350
|
$37.91
€35.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.66
OMR3.720
|
$13.57
€12.57
|
|
pay 49.7% more for clothing
Oman
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.42
OMR15.560
|
$82.68
€76.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.69
OMR14.130
|
$34.20
€31.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.70
OMR29.530
|
$90.93
€84.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.28
OMR24.360
|
$115.33
€106.78
|
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