Oman is 16.8% cheaper than Puerto Rico.

If you lived in Oman instead of Puerto Rico, you would:

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pay 45.5% less for restaurants

 
Puerto Rico
Oman
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $14.86
 
$5.07
OMR1.950
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.37
 
$8.73
OMR3.360
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.49
 
$0.84
OMR0.320

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pay 45.2% less for groceries

 
Puerto Rico
Oman
Bread
1 loaf
$3.01
 
$1.06
OMR0.410
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.03
 
$3.28
OMR1.260
Milk (1 gallon) $7.20
 
$7.47
OMR2.880

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pay 22.6% less for transportation

 
Puerto Rico
Oman
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.74
 
$2.33
OMR0.900
Monthly public transit pass $47.84
 
$57.82
OMR22.260
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,636.27
 
$21,515.49
OMR8,283.460

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pay 31.4% less for housing

 
Puerto Rico
Oman
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$64.53
 
$77.29
OMR29.760
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $739.17
 
$406.19
OMR156.380
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $471.98
 
$280.28
OMR107.910

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pay 26.9% less for childcare

 
Puerto Rico
Oman
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $392.37
 
$193.44
OMR74.480
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,636.36
 
$7,403.00
OMR2,850.160

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pay 68.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Puerto Rico
Oman
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.77
 
$10.39
OMR4.000
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.26
 
$4.20
OMR1.620
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.23
 
$5.87
OMR2.260

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pay 14.1% less for clothing

 
Puerto Rico
Oman
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$42.77
 
$40.42
OMR15.560
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.68
 
$36.69
OMR14.130
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$80.51
 
$76.70
OMR29.530

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