Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 33.5% cheaper than Oman.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Oman, you would:
pay 11.9% less for restaurants
|
Oman
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.07
OMR1.950
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
OMR3.360
|
$5.33
SOS3,044
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
OMR0.320
|
$0.71
SOS407
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 12.0% more for groceries
|
Oman
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
OMR0.410
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
OMR1.260
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.47
OMR2.880
|
$6.37
SOS3,637
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
OMR0.950
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
OMR0.930
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
OMR0.260
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
OMR0.340
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
OMR0.180
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 17.4% less for transportation
|
Oman
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
$4.08
SOS2,329
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
OMR22.260
|
$37.50
SOS21,404
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,515.49
OMR8,283.460
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,282,014
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
OMR4.550
|
$7.60
SOS4,338
|
|
pay 39.1% less for housing
|
Oman
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.29
OMR29.760
|
$30.62
SOS17,480
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.19
OMR156.380
|
$207.78
SOS118,596
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.28
OMR107.910
|
$86.25
SOS49,232
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.32
OMR29.770
|
$94.31
SOS53,833
|
|
pay 79.5% less for childcare
|
Oman
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.44
OMR74.480
|
$55.21
SOS31,512
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,403.00
OMR2,850.160
|
$922.50
SOS526,549
|
|
pay 52.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Oman
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$8.50
SOS4,852
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.20
OMR1.620
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.87
OMR2.260
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.45
OMR21.350
|
$30.00
SOS17,124
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.66
OMR3.720
|
$5.00
SOS2,854
|
|
pay 46.2% less for clothing
|
Oman
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.42
OMR15.560
|
$18.61
SOS10,623
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.69
OMR14.130
|
$23.11
SOS13,191
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.70
OMR29.530
|
$25.89
SOS14,777
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.28
OMR24.360
|
$45.78
SOS26,129
|
|
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