Oman vs. Namibia Cost of Living Summary

Oman is 38.0% more expensive than Namibia overall.

Restaurants
pay 5.5% more in Oman
Groceries
pay 0.3% more in Oman
Transportation
pay 29.0% more in Oman
Housing
pay 8.6% more in Oman
Childcare
pay 26.6% more in Oman
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.8 times more in Oman
Clothing
pay 12.7% more in Oman

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, childcare, clothing, housing, and restaurants in Oman are more expensive than in Namibia. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Oman.

Oman vs. Namibia Cost Breakdown

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

pay 5.5% more for restaurants

 
Namibia
Oman
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.95
NAD149.16
$5.04
OMR1.940
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.23
NAD79.35
$8.86
OMR3.410
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.83
NAD15.63
$0.86
OMR0.330

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pay 0.3% more for groceries

 
Namibia
Oman
Bread
1 loaf
$0.88
NAD16.42
$1.05
OMR0.410
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.33
NAD62.54
$3.23
OMR1.240
Milk (1 gallon) $5.12
NAD95.95
$7.70
OMR2.960

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pay 29.0% more for transportation

 
Namibia
Oman
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.77
NAD89.49
$2.33
OMR0.900
Monthly public transit pass $34.08
NAD639.25
$56.28
OMR21.660
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $15,621.70
NAD292,990.93
$21,170.43
OMR8,148.770

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pay 8.6% more for housing

 
Namibia
Oman
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$63.90
NAD1,198.47
$77.45
OMR29.810
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $452.24
NAD8,481.94
$391.56
OMR150.720
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $328.15
NAD6,154.58
$283.72
OMR109.210

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pay 26.6% more for childcare

 
Namibia
Oman
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $169.47
NAD3,178.51
$183.14
OMR70.490
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,302.57
NAD99,451.78
$7,687.51
OMR2,959.020

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Namibia
Oman
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.49
NAD27.97
$9.22
OMR3.550
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.81
NAD33.86
$4.04
OMR1.550
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.97
NAD55.67
$5.84
OMR2.250

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pay 12.7% more for clothing

 
Namibia
Oman
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$37.49
NAD703.18
$41.28
OMR15.890
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$26.97
NAD505.81
$37.52
OMR14.440
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$70.06
NAD1,314.02
$74.14
OMR28.540

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025
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