Cost of living comparison
Oman is 63.7% more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Oman instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 6.1% less for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Oman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$5.04
OMR1.940
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$8.86
OMR3.410
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.32
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 9.6% less for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Oman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.05
OMR0.410
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.23
OMR1.240
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$7.70
OMR2.970
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.91
OMR1.120
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.59
OMR1.000
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.73
OMR0.280
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.85
OMR0.330
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.50
OMR0.190
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.50
OMR0.190
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.44
OMR0.170
|
|
pay 11.6% more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Oman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$56.28
OMR21.670
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$21,170.43
OMR8,150.590
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$11.84
OMR4.560
|
|
pay 49.9% less for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Oman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$77.45
OMR29.820
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$391.56
OMR150.750
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$283.72
OMR109.230
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$72.15
OMR27.780
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Oman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$183.14
OMR70.510
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,687.51
OMR2,959.680
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Oman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$9.22
OMR3.550
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$4.04
OMR1.550
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$5.84
OMR2.250
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$58.92
OMR22.680
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Oman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$41.28
OMR15.890
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$37.52
OMR14.450
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$74.14
OMR28.540
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$66.75
OMR25.700
|
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