Cost of living comparison
Oman is 37.4% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Oman instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 68.9% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.40
ISK2,670
|
$5.04
OMR1.940
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.94
ISK2,332
|
$8.86
OMR3.410
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
ISK387
|
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
ISK278
|
$0.32
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 41.2% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
ISK407
|
$1.05
OMR0.410
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.27
ISK1,000
|
$3.23
OMR1.240
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
ISK827
|
$7.70
OMR2.970
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
ISK746
|
$2.91
OMR1.120
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
ISK1,171
|
$2.59
OMR1.000
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
ISK168
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
ISK141
|
$0.73
OMR0.280
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK161
|
$0.85
OMR0.330
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
ISK258
|
$0.50
OMR0.190
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
ISK170
|
$0.50
OMR0.190
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
ISK108
|
$0.44
OMR0.170
|
|
pay 46.9% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.36
ISK1,151
|
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.28
ISK9,812
|
$56.28
OMR21.670
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,660.66
ISK5,596,940
|
$21,170.43
OMR8,150.590
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
ISK3,033
|
$11.84
OMR4.560
|
|
pay 32.0% less for housing
Iceland
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
ISK9,935
|
$77.45
OMR29.820
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,838.04
ISK253,006
|
$391.56
OMR150.750
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,497.77
ISK206,168
|
$283.72
OMR109.230
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.01
ISK7,986
|
$72.15
OMR27.780
|
|
pay 0.4% less for childcare
Iceland
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$258.16
ISK35,536
|
$183.14
OMR70.510
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.99
ISK825,073
|
$7,687.51
OMR2,959.680
|
|
pay 19.3% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.19
ISK1,265
|
$9.22
OMR3.550
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
ISK640
|
$4.04
OMR1.550
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.76
ISK1,618
|
$5.84
OMR2.250
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.46
ISK8,460
|
$58.92
OMR22.680
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.35
ISK1,975
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 53.4% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.23
ISK15,311
|
$41.28
OMR15.890
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.69
ISK8,216
|
$37.52
OMR14.450
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.00
ISK20,372
|
$74.14
OMR28.540
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$184.49
ISK25,396
|
$66.75
OMR25.700
|
|
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