Cost of living comparison

 Palau
compared to
 Oman
Oman vs. Palau Cost of Living Summary

Oman is 6.3% more expensive than Palau overall.

Restaurants
pay 44.3% less in Oman
Groceries
pay 56.9% less in Oman
Transportation
pay 22.2% less in Oman
Housing
pay 52.1% less in Oman
Childcare
pay 2.5 times more in Oman
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.2 times more in Oman
Clothing
pay 44.5% less in Oman

The cost of childcare and entertainment and sports in Oman are more expensive than in Palau. Expenses including groceries, housing, clothing, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Oman. Notably, childcare and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Oman.

Oman vs. Palau Cost Breakdown

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

pay 44.3% less for restaurants

 
Palau
Oman
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $12.00
 
$5.04
OMR1.940
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.00
 
$8.86
OMR3.410
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.37
 
$0.86
OMR0.330

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pay 56.9% less for groceries

 
Palau
Oman
Bread
1 loaf
$3.44
 
$1.05
OMR0.400
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.00
 
$3.23
OMR1.240
Milk (1 gallon) $9.97
 
$7.70
OMR2.960

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pay 22.2% less for transportation

 
Palau
Oman
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.75
 
$2.33
OMR0.900
Monthly public transit pass ?? $56.28
OMR21.640
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $17,500.00
 
$21,170.43
OMR8,139.880

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pay 52.1% less for housing

 
Palau
Oman
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$129.50
 
$77.45
OMR29.780
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $900.00
 
$391.56
OMR150.550
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $700.00
 
$283.72
OMR109.090

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

 
Palau
Oman
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $200.00
 
$183.14
OMR70.420
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,920.00
 
$7,687.51
OMR2,955.790

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Palau
Oman
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.50
 
$9.22
OMR3.550
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.08
 
$4.04
OMR1.550
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$11.25
 
$5.84
OMR2.250

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pay 44.5% less for clothing

 
Palau
Oman
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$62.50
 
$41.28
OMR15.870
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$52.50
 
$37.52
OMR14.430
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$147.50
 
$74.14
OMR28.510

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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: July 2025
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