Cost of living comparison
Oman is 13.9% cheaper than Timor-Leste.
If you lived in Oman instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
pay 31.1% less for restaurants
|
Timor-Leste
|
Oman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$5.07
OMR1.950
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.75
|
$8.73
OMR3.360
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$0.84
OMR0.320
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
|
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 26.1% less for groceries
|
Timor-Leste
|
Oman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
|
$1.06
OMR0.410
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
|
$3.28
OMR1.260
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.26
|
$7.47
OMR2.880
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
|
$2.47
OMR0.950
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.86
|
$2.42
OMR0.930
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
|
$0.68
OMR0.260
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$0.88
OMR0.340
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
|
$0.48
OMR0.180
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
|
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
|
pay 52.5% less for transportation
|
Timor-Leste
|
Oman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
|
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$57.82
OMR22.260
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,515.49
OMR8,283.460
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.00
|
$11.82
OMR4.550
|
|
pay 37.5% less for housing
|
Timor-Leste
|
Oman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.67
|
$77.29
OMR29.760
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$980.00
|
$406.19
OMR156.380
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$875.00
|
$280.28
OMR107.910
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.96
|
$77.32
OMR29.770
|
|
pay 36.3% less for childcare
|
Timor-Leste
|
Oman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$333.33
|
$193.44
OMR74.480
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,666.67
|
$7,403.00
OMR2,850.160
|
|
pay 94.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Timor-Leste
|
Oman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
|
$4.20
OMR1.620
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
|
$5.87
OMR2.260
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
|
$55.45
OMR21.350
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
|
$9.66
OMR3.720
|
|
pay 8.9% less for clothing
|
Timor-Leste
|
Oman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.25
|
$40.42
OMR15.560
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$36.69
OMR14.130
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.75
|
$76.70
OMR29.530
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.67
|
$63.28
OMR24.360
|
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