Cost of living comparison

Salalah, Oman

compared to

Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok vs. Salalah Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 75.0% more expensive than Salalah.

Restaurants: pay 25.1% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 50.4% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 52.5% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 30.5% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 4.7 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.2% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 69.4% more in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Salalah Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Salalah, you would:

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pay 25.1% less for restaurants

	Salalah	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.20 OMR2.000	$2.91 THB98.21	-43.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.99 OMR5.000	$5.83 THB196.42	-55.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 OMR0.270	$0.62 THB20.76	-13.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 OMR0.100	$0.29 THB9.84	+12.3%
Average			-25.1%

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pay 50.4% more for groceries

	Salalah	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.25 OMR0.480	$1.52 THB51.32	+22.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.44 OMR1.320	$11.74 THB395.81	+241.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.37 OMR2.840	$7.32 THB246.75	-0.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.92 OMR0.740	$2.27 THB76.61	+18.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 OMR0.820	$1.31 THB44.32	-38.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 OMR0.360	$1.47 THB49.61	+56.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 OMR0.190	$0.73 THB24.49	+48.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 OMR0.270	$1.04 THB34.90	+46.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 OMR0.200	$0.80 THB27.13	+51.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 OMR0.190	$0.71 THB24.02	+42.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 OMR0.140	$0.62 THB20.98	+66.8%
Average			+50.4%

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pay 52.5% more for transportation

	Salalah	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.35 OMR0.910	$4.47 THB150.55	+89.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.55 OMR20.980	$39.32 THB1,325.83	-27.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,780.79 OMR7,993.020	$55,345.18 THB1,865,988.62	+166.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.66 OMR4.870	$10.34 THB348.65	-18.3%
Average			+52.5%

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pay 30.5% more for housing

	Salalah	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$75.98 OMR29.220	$15.36 THB517.87	-79.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$255.43 OMR98.250	$571.31 THB19,261.82	+123.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$212.14 OMR81.600	$301.88 THB10,178.12	+42.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.66 OMR19.100	$67.33 THB2,270.09	+35.6%
Average			+30.5%

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pay 4.7 times more for childcare

	Salalah	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.56 OMR43.300	$632.63 THB21,329.53	+462.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,428.83 OMR1,318.850	$13,191.37 THB444,753.10	+284.7%
Average			+373.4%

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pay 26.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Salalah	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.20 OMR2.000	$2.33 THB78.57	-55.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.60 OMR1.000	$2.58 THB87.11	-0.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 OMR2.200	$4.20 THB141.67	-26.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$94.70 OMR36.430	$54.58 THB1,840.13	-42.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.79 OMR3.000	$7.28 THB245.52	-6.6%
Average			-26.2%

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pay 69.4% more for clothing

	Salalah	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$27.71 OMR10.660	$55.27 THB1,863.40	+99.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.17 OMR11.990	$34.84 THB1,174.61	+11.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$63.21 OMR24.310	$97.10 THB3,273.63	+53.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$43.29 OMR16.650	$92.12 THB3,105.89	+112.8%
Average			+69.4%

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