Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 56.9% more expensive than Oman.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Oman, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Oman
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.04
OMR1.940
|
$16.65
UYU709.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.86
OMR3.410
|
$9.31
UYU396.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
$1.79
UYU76.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
OMR0.120
|
$1.34
UYU56.93
|
|
pay 47.8% more for groceries
|
Oman
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
OMR0.410
|
$2.27
UYU96.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.23
OMR1.240
|
$6.19
UYU264.02
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.70
OMR2.960
|
$3.87
UYU165.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.91
OMR1.120
|
$3.50
UYU149.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
OMR1.000
|
$3.83
UYU163.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$1.17
UYU49.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
OMR0.280
|
$1.09
UYU46.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
OMR0.330
|
$0.59
UYU25.11
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
OMR0.190
|
$1.18
UYU50.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
OMR0.190
|
$0.79
UYU33.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
OMR0.170
|
$0.77
UYU33.01
|
|
pay 81.0% more for transportation
|
Oman
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
$7.05
UYU300.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$56.28
OMR21.660
|
$45.52
UYU1,940.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,170.43
OMR8,147.350
|
$33,750.70
UYU1,438,539.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.84
OMR4.550
|
$21.42
UYU912.80
|
|
pay 21.7% more for housing
|
Oman
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.45
OMR29.810
|
$38.19
UYU1,627.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$391.56
OMR150.690
|
$604.11
UYU25,748.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$283.72
OMR109.190
|
$444.71
UYU18,954.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.15
OMR27.770
|
$91.38
UYU3,894.80
|
|
pay 39.5% more for childcare
|
Oman
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.14
OMR70.480
|
$340.39
UYU14,508.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,687.51
OMR2,958.510
|
$7,149.59
UYU304,733.54
|
|
pay 21.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Oman
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.22
OMR3.550
|
$3.27
UYU139.56
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.04
OMR1.550
|
$3.80
UYU161.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.84
OMR2.250
|
$4.87
UYU207.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.92
OMR22.680
|
$51.06
UYU2,176.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
$9.53
UYU406.39
|
|
pay 62.8% more for clothing
|
Oman
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.28
OMR15.890
|
$85.71
UYU3,653.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.52
OMR14.440
|
$46.60
UYU1,986.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.14
OMR28.530
|
$124.95
UYU5,325.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.75
OMR25.690
|
$100.59
UYU4,287.21
|
|
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