Cost of living comparison

Oman

compared to

Iceland

Iceland vs. Oman Cost of Living Summary

Iceland is 2.2 times more expensive than Oman overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.9 times more in Iceland
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Iceland
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Iceland
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Iceland
Childcare: pay 9.5% more in Iceland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.4% more in Iceland
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Iceland

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

Iceland vs. Oman Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.9 times more for restaurants

	Oman	Iceland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.04 OMR1.940	$19.40 ISK2,608	+284.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.86 OMR3.410	$16.94 ISK2,278	+91.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 OMR0.330	$2.81 ISK378	+227.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 OMR0.120	$2.02 ISK272	+539.3%
Average			+285.8%

Oman vs. Iceland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Oman	Iceland
Bread 1 loaf	$1.05 OMR0.410	$2.95 ISK397	+180.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.23 OMR1.240	$7.27 ISK977	+124.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.70 OMR2.970	$6.01 ISK808	-22.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 OMR1.120	$5.42 ISK729	+86.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.59 OMR1.000	$8.51 ISK1,144	+228.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 OMR0.410	$1.22 ISK165	+14.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 OMR0.280	$1.03 ISK138	+40.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 OMR0.330	$1.17 ISK157	+37.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 OMR0.190	$1.87 ISK252	+278.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 OMR0.190	$1.23 ISK166	+148.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 OMR0.170	$0.78 ISK106	+77.5%
Average			+108.6%

Oman vs. Iceland - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Oman	Iceland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.33 OMR0.900	$8.36 ISK1,124	+259.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$56.28 OMR21.670	$71.28 ISK9,584	+26.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,170.43 OMR8,151.040	$40,660.66 ISK5,467,232	+92.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.84 OMR4.560	$22.04 ISK2,963	+86.2%
Average			+116.0%

Oman vs. Iceland - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Oman	Iceland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.45 OMR29.820	$72.17 ISK9,705	-6.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$391.56 OMR150.760	$1,838.04 ISK247,143	+369.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$283.72 OMR109.240	$1,497.77 ISK201,390	+427.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.15 OMR27.780	$58.01 ISK7,801	-19.6%
Average			+192.7%

Oman vs. Iceland - Cost of housing

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pay 9.5% more for childcare

	Oman	Iceland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$183.14 OMR70.510	$258.16 ISK34,713	+41.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,687.51 OMR2,959.840	$5,993.99 ISK805,952	-22.0%
Average			+9.5%

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pay 32.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Oman	Iceland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.22 OMR3.550	$9.19 ISK1,235	-0.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.04 OMR1.550	$4.65 ISK625	+15.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.84 OMR2.250	$11.76 ISK1,581	+101.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.92 OMR22.690	$61.46 ISK8,264	+4.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.13 OMR3.900	$14.35 ISK1,929	+41.6%
Average			+32.4%

Oman vs. Iceland - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Oman	Iceland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.28 OMR15.890	$111.23 ISK14,956	+169.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.52 OMR14.450	$59.69 ISK8,026	+59.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.14 OMR28.550	$148.00 ISK19,900	+99.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.75 OMR25.700	$184.49 ISK24,807	+176.4%
Average			+126.2%

Oman vs. Iceland - Cost of clothing

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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: March 2025

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