Cost of living comparison
Salalah is 29.0% cheaper than Rome.
- Restaurants
-
pay 47.9% less in Salalah
- Groceries
-
pay 34.7% less in Salalah
- Transportation
-
pay 17.6% less in Salalah
- Housing
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pay 15.7% less in Salalah
- Childcare
-
pay 72.6% less in Salalah
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 18.2% more in Salalah
- Clothing
-
pay 33.0% less in Salalah
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, groceries, clothing, transportation, and housing are lower in Salalah.
If you lived in Salalah instead of Rome, you would:
pay 47.9% less for restaurants
|
Rome
|
Salalah
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.67
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.78
|
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.04
|
$0.71
OMR0.280
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€1.02
|
$0.26
OMR0.100
|
|
pay 34.7% less for groceries
|
Rome
|
Salalah
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.63
|
$1.25
OMR0.480
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
€6.39
|
$3.44
OMR1.330
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
€5.66
|
$7.37
OMR2.840
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
€3.43
|
$1.92
OMR0.740
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.46
|
$2.12
OMR0.820
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.98
|
$0.94
OMR0.360
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.84
|
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.81
|
$0.71
OMR0.270
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.00
|
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$0.50
OMR0.190
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.37
OMR0.140
|
|
pay 17.6% less for transportation
|
Rome
|
Salalah
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
€6.52
|
$2.35
OMR0.910
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.51
€34.23
|
$54.55
OMR21.000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,794.08
€24,447.88
|
$20,780.79
OMR8,000.270
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
€15.65
|
$12.66
OMR4.880
|
|
pay 15.7% less for housing
|
Rome
|
Salalah
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.46
€26.88
|
$75.98
OMR29.250
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,180.31
€1,076.96
|
$255.43
OMR98.340
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$763.10
€696.28
|
$212.14
OMR81.670
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.26
€152.62
|
$49.66
OMR19.120
|
|
pay 72.6% less for childcare
|
Rome
|
Salalah
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.83
€464.28
|
$112.56
OMR43.330
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,490.67
€9,572.06
|
$3,428.83
OMR1,320.040
|
|
pay 18.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rome
|
Salalah
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.89
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.39
|
$2.60
OMR1.000
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.87
|
$5.71
OMR2.200
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.31
€53.21
|
$94.70
OMR36.460
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.78
|
$7.79
OMR3.000
|
|
pay 33.0% less for clothing
|
Rome
|
Salalah
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.43
€59.70
|
$27.71
OMR10.670
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.74
€28.05
|
$31.17
OMR12.000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.17
€70.41
|
$63.21
OMR24.330
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.32
€93.36
|
$43.29
OMR16.670
|
|
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