Nepal vs Oman - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nepal Oman
🚶 Cost of living one person
$380
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1005
$2487
🏠 One person rent
$116
$497
🏘️ Family rent
$227
$926
🍽️ Food expenses
$179
$345
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$97
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$2025
💸 GDP per capita
$1324
$23295
😃 Human freedom index
6.71
5.56
❤️ Life expectancy
70.5
73.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
35
43
🌐 English speaking %
3%
22%
🎓 Higher education
50
63
😀 Quality of life
28
61
🏙️ Population
29.2M
4.83M

The average cost of living in Nepal ($380) is 63% less expensive than in Oman ($1031). Nepal ranked 196th vs 81st for Oman in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Nepal compared to 2 months in Oman. Ranked 147th and 56th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Nepal vs Oman

We calculate prices for Nepal and Oman as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 4 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Nepal Oman
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.5
$5.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$10.3
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.7
$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$1026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$160
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$62.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.81
$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.37%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1432
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.9
$56.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.33
$10.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$4.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$4.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$8.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.63
$20.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$4.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$5.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$11.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.96
$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.9
$9.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$37.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.51
$7.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.5
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.2
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3708
$7755

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Cities Comparison in Nepal vs Oman

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Nepal

City Cost of living Population
Kathmandu
$443
846K
Lalitpur
$350
513K
Pokhara
$377
354K
Birgunj
$335
268K
Biratnagar
$339
243K
Bheemdatta
$379
105K
Dhangadhi
$396
102K
Hetauda
$311
84.7K
Damak
$331
75.1K
Janakpur
$321
97.8K

In Oman

City Cost of living Population
Muscat
$1110
1.42M
Seeb
$994
471K
Salalah
$806
332K
Nizwa
$786
83.5K