Cost of living comparison

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Oman is 74.4% more expensive than Iraq.

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

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pay 47.0% more for restaurants

 
Iraq
Oman
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.64
IQD6,059
$5.04
OMR1.940
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.72
IQD8,770
$8.86
OMR3.410
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.42
IQD543
$0.86
OMR0.330

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pay 60.4% more for groceries

 
Iraq
Oman
Bread
1 loaf
$0.82
IQD1,064
$1.05
OMR0.410
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.51
IQD3,278
$3.23
OMR1.240
Milk (1 gallon) $4.56
IQD5,950
$7.70
OMR2.970

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pay 16.8% more for transportation

 
Iraq
Oman
Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.93
IQD2,512
$2.33
OMR0.900
Monthly public transit pass $39.46
IQD51,491
$56.28
OMR21.670
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $16,587.19
IQD21,641,945
$21,170.43
OMR8,150.060

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pay 55.8% more for housing

 
Iraq
Oman
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$34.52
IQD45,046
$77.45
OMR29.820
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $280.02
IQD365,347
$391.56
OMR150.740
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $188.34
IQD245,731
$283.72
OMR109.220

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

 
Iraq
Oman
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $139.67
IQD182,230
$183.14
OMR70.500
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,045.09
IQD2,668,306
$7,687.51
OMR2,959.490

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Iraq
Oman
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.57
IQD3,356
$9.22
OMR3.550
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.36
IQD3,080
$4.04
OMR1.550
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.06
IQD2,683
$5.84
OMR2.250

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pay 64.3% more for clothing

 
Iraq
Oman
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$23.65
IQD30,853
$41.28
OMR15.890
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$25.45
IQD33,212
$37.52
OMR14.450
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$48.29
IQD63,004
$74.14
OMR28.540

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