Oman
Compared with Australia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Australia = 1×
Oman
vs
Australia
Overall verdict
Oman is about 0.34× Australia.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Australia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Australia. A bar running right means Oman is pricier; running left means cheaper. The thin bar behind shows the range from the cheapest to the priciest item in that category.
← Cheaper than Australia
Australia = 1×
Oman is pricier →
Australia
Australia = 1×
Oman is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Oman, Big Mac costs 0.7× what it does in Australia — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.1×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.70Oman
A$5.93
OMR 1.53Australia
A$8.50
AUD 8.5
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.50Oman
A$0.90
USD 0.622Australia
A$1.80
USD 1.239
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.47Oman
A$0.97
USD 0.671Australia
A$2.06
USD 1.421
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.12Oman
A$0.04
USD 0.03Australia
A$0.37
USD 0.259
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+33%
in OMR
1.15 → 1.53
1.15 → 1.53
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+45%
in AUD
It rose 33% in local currency, but 45% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Oman's inflation.
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