Oman vs Seychelles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Oman Seychelles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2388
$3464
🏠 One person rent
$490
$924
🏘️ Family rent
$809
$1552
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$493
🚐 Transport expenses
$93
$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$832
💸 GDP per capita
$20248
$17859
😃 Human freedom index
5.62
8.01
❤️ Life expectancy
80
75
👮 Corruption perceptions index
55
72
🌐 English speaking %
22%
37.9%
🎓 Higher education
62
14
😀 Quality of life
68
61
🏙️ Population
5.28M
121K

The average cost of living in Oman ($1032) is 35% less expensive than in the Seychelles ($1585). Oman ranked 92nd vs 34th for the Seychelles in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Oman compared to 0.5 months in the Seychelles. Ranked 51st and 65th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Oman vs the Seychelles

We calculate prices for Oman and the Seychelles as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 1 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.

Oman Seychelles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.44
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$3.9
 Cappuccino
$4.89
$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$479
$818
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1017
$2163
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$652
$1665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.4
$137
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.27%
14.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1521
$447
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1247
$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.02
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.6
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.28
$22.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.97
$3.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.13
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.56
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.1
$92.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.91
$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$64.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.27
$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.6
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9053
$8213

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Cities Comparison in Oman vs the Seychelles

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Oman

City Cost of living Population
Muscat
$1081
1.42M
Seeb
$1078
471K
Salalah
$817
332K
Nizwa
$792
83.5K

In the Seychelles

City Cost of living Population
Victoria
$1585
24.7K