Cost of living comparison

Sohar, Oman

compared to

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi vs. Sohar Cost of Living Summary

Abu Dhabi is 45.5% more expensive than Sohar.

Restaurants: pay 27.8% more in Abu Dhabi
Groceries: pay 13.1% less in Abu Dhabi
Transportation: pay 17.3% more in Abu Dhabi
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Abu Dhabi
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Abu Dhabi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.8% more in Abu Dhabi
Clothing: pay 55.0% more in Abu Dhabi

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Abu Dhabi are more expensive than in Sohar. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Abu Dhabi.

Abu Dhabi vs. Sohar Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Sohar, you would:

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pay 27.8% more for restaurants

	Sohar	Abu Dhabi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.09 OMR3.500	$10.89 AED40.00	+19.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.74 OMR3.750	$9.53 AED35.00	-2.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 OMR0.280	$1.08 AED3.95	+50.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 OMR0.110	$0.42 AED1.53	+42.9%
Average			+27.8%

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pay 13.1% less for groceries

	Sohar	Abu Dhabi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 OMR0.390	$1.37 AED5.03	+34.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.75 OMR2.600	$4.80 AED17.63	-28.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.52 OMR3.280	$6.85 AED25.17	-19.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.75 OMR1.060	$3.16 AED11.63	+14.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.12 OMR1.590	$3.61 AED13.24	-12.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.49 OMR0.570	$1.00 AED3.67	-33.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.06 OMR0.410	$0.82 AED3.00	-23.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.14 OMR0.440	$0.81 AED2.97	-29.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 OMR0.220	$0.69 AED2.52	+20.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 OMR0.310	$0.50 AED1.83	-38.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 OMR0.320	$0.58 AED2.13	-29.6%
Average			-13.1%

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pay 17.3% more for transportation

	Sohar	Abu Dhabi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.35 OMR0.910	$3.03 AED11.11	+28.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$51.95 OMR20.000	$24.50 AED90.00	-52.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,183.19 OMR7,000.040	$45,026.41 AED165,382.00	+147.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.72 OMR6.050	$7.23 AED26.56	-54.0%
Average			+17.3%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Sohar	Abu Dhabi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$86.76 OMR33.400	$103.04 AED378.46	+18.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$493.54 OMR190.000	$1,349.31 AED4,956.00	+173.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$383.15 OMR147.500	$1,005.59 AED3,693.55	+162.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.21 OMR30.110	$119.02 AED437.15	+52.2%
Average			+101.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Sohar	Abu Dhabi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$269.50 OMR103.750	$669.40 AED2,458.70	+148.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,013.52 OMR2,700.010	$12,841.46 AED47,166.67	+83.1%
Average			+115.8%

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pay 13.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Sohar	Abu Dhabi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.74 OMR3.750	$10.89 AED40.00	+11.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.20 OMR2.000	$5.88 AED21.61	+13.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.97 OMR2.300	$6.13 AED22.50	+2.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.95 OMR20.000	$64.83 AED238.13	+24.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.69 OMR4.500	$13.61 AED50.00	+16.5%
Average			+13.8%

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pay 55.0% more for clothing

	Sohar	Abu Dhabi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.09 OMR19.670	$67.20 AED246.81	+31.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.16 OMR17.000	$62.59 AED229.90	+41.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.79 OMR30.330	$103.06 AED378.55	+30.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.76 OMR18.000	$100.93 AED370.71	+115.9%
Average			+55.0%

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