Cost of living comparison
Salalah is 49.4% cheaper than Dublin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 53.1% less in Salalah
- Groceries
-
pay 33.9% less in Salalah
- Transportation
-
pay 55.6% less in Salalah
- Housing
-
pay 54.3% less in Salalah
- Childcare
-
pay 78.0% less in Salalah
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 22.9% less in Salalah
- Clothing
-
pay 48.2% less in Salalah
Expenses including childcare, transportation, housing, restaurants, clothing, and groceries are lower in Salalah.
If you lived in Salalah instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 53.1% less for restaurants
|
Dublin
|
Salalah
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€18.85
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.43
|
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.17
|
$0.71
OMR0.280
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.71
|
$0.26
OMR0.100
|
|
pay 33.9% less for groceries
|
Dublin
|
Salalah
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.63
|
$1.25
OMR0.480
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
€3.17
|
$3.44
OMR1.330
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
€4.68
|
$7.37
OMR2.840
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.22
€3.71
|
$1.92
OMR0.740
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.64
€4.08
|
$2.12
OMR0.820
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€0.98
|
$0.94
OMR0.360
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.12
|
$0.71
OMR0.270
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
€1.64
|
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$0.50
OMR0.190
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.63
|
$0.37
OMR0.140
|
|
pay 55.6% less for transportation
|
Dublin
|
Salalah
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.33
|
$2.35
OMR0.910
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$123.25
€108.40
|
$54.55
OMR21.000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,306.91
€34,571.33
|
$20,780.79
OMR8,000.330
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.47
€23.28
|
$12.66
OMR4.880
|
|
pay 54.3% less for housing
|
Dublin
|
Salalah
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.82
€49.09
|
$75.98
OMR29.250
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,138.28
€1,880.67
|
$255.43
OMR98.340
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,827.10
€1,606.98
|
$212.14
OMR81.670
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$214.65
€188.79
|
$49.66
OMR19.120
|
|
pay 78.0% less for childcare
|
Dublin
|
Salalah
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,307.98
€1,150.40
|
$112.56
OMR43.340
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,645.87
€8,483.76
|
$3,428.83
OMR1,320.050
|
|
pay 22.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dublin
|
Salalah
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€6.60
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€3.81
|
$2.60
OMR1.000
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.68
€15.55
|
$5.71
OMR2.200
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
€49.48
|
$94.70
OMR36.460
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€12.25
|
$7.79
OMR3.000
|
|
pay 48.2% less for clothing
|
Dublin
|
Salalah
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.07
€84.49
|
$27.71
OMR10.670
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
€36.14
|
$31.17
OMR12.000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.72
€85.95
|
$63.21
OMR24.330
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.27
€100.50
|
$43.29
OMR16.670
|
|
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