Cost of living comparison

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Oman is 60.8% more expensive than Laos.

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

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pay 59.6% more for restaurants

 
Laos
Oman
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.85
LAK40,575
$5.07
OMR1.950
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.45
LAK97,473
$8.73
OMR3.360
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.78
LAK17,023
$0.84
OMR0.320

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pay 11.2% less for groceries

 
Laos
Oman
Bread
1 loaf
$1.02
LAK22,295
$1.06
OMR0.410
Local cheese (8 oz) $14.08
LAK308,600
$3.28
OMR1.260
Milk (1 gallon) $6.60
LAK144,656
$7.47
OMR2.880

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pay 19.6% less for transportation

 
Laos
Oman
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.65
LAK102,018
$2.33
OMR0.900
Monthly public transit pass $50.97
LAK1,117,340
$57.82
OMR22.260
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
$21,515.49
OMR8,283.460

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

 
Laos
Oman
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$10.22
LAK223,954
$77.29
OMR29.760
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,007.60
LAK22,087,061
$406.19
OMR156.380
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $818.32
LAK17,937,925
$280.28
OMR107.910

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pay 32.0% less for childcare

 
Laos
Oman
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $342.92
LAK7,516,910
$193.44
OMR74.480
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
$7,403.00
OMR2,850.160

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pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Laos
Oman
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.15
LAK25,177
$10.39
OMR4.000
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.68
LAK36,862
$4.20
OMR1.620
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.82
LAK39,939
$5.87
OMR2.260

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pay 3.3% less for clothing

 
Laos
Oman
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
$40.42
OMR15.560
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
$36.69
OMR14.130
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
$76.70
OMR29.530

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