Cost of living comparison

Austin (TX), United States

compared to

Oman

Oman vs. Austin Cost of Living Summary

Oman is 39.2% cheaper than Austin.

Restaurants: pay 59.1% less in Oman
Groceries: pay 34.7% less in Oman
Transportation: pay 16.6% less in Oman
Housing: pay 50.1% less in Oman
Childcare: pay 76.0% less in Oman
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.0% less in Oman
Clothing: pay 32.9% less in Oman

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, groceries, clothing, and transportation are lower in Oman.

Oman vs. Austin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Oman instead of Austin, you would:

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pay 59.1% less for restaurants

	Austin	Oman
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.00	$5.04 OMR1.940	-72.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$8.86 OMR3.410	-11.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.62	$0.86 OMR0.330	-67.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.21	$0.32 OMR0.120	-85.7%
Average			-59.1%

Austin vs. Oman - Cost of restaurants

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pay 34.7% less for groceries

	Austin	Oman
Bread 1 loaf	$3.60	$1.05 OMR0.410	-70.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.37	$3.23 OMR1.240	-49.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.94	$7.70 OMR2.970	+95.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.37	$2.91 OMR1.120	-13.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.71	$2.59 OMR1.000	-44.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.33	$1.07 OMR0.410	-54.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69	$0.73 OMR0.280	+5.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.94	$0.85 OMR0.330	-55.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.61	$0.50 OMR0.190	-69.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25	$0.50 OMR0.190	-60.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.25	$0.44 OMR0.170	-64.5%
Average			-34.7%

Austin vs. Oman - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.6% less for transportation

	Austin	Oman
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.04	$2.33 OMR0.900	-23.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.00	$56.28 OMR21.670	+25.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00	$21,170.43 OMR8,150.250	-39.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.55	$11.84 OMR4.560	-28.5%
Average			-16.6%

Austin vs. Oman - Cost of transportation

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pay 50.1% less for housing

	Austin	Oman
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.43	$77.45 OMR29.820	+10.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,280.66	$391.56 OMR150.740	-82.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,508.91	$283.72 OMR109.230	-81.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.36	$72.15 OMR27.780	-46.3%
Average			-50.1%

Austin vs. Oman - Cost of housing

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pay 76.0% less for childcare

	Austin	Oman
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,465.00	$183.14 OMR70.510	-87.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$21,625.00	$7,687.51 OMR2,959.560	-64.5%
Average			-76.0%

Austin vs. Oman - Cost of childcare

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pay 5.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Austin	Oman
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$9.22 OMR3.550	+53.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.31	$4.04 OMR1.550	-24.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.00	$5.84 OMR2.250	-35.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.50	$58.92 OMR22.680	+8.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.00	$10.13 OMR3.900	-27.6%
Average			-5.0%

Austin vs. Oman - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 32.9% less for clothing

	Austin	Oman
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.62	$41.28 OMR15.890	-35.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.38	$37.52 OMR14.450	-28.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.78	$74.14 OMR28.540	-17.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.79	$66.75 OMR25.700	-50.5%
Average			-32.9%

Austin vs. Oman - Cost of clothing

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