Oman
Compared with Canada, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Canada = 1×
Oman
vs
Canada
Overall verdict
Oman is about 0.42× Canada.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Canada = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Canada. 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 Canada
Canada = 1×
Oman is pricier →
Canada
Canada = 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 Canada — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.2×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.72Oman
C$5.52
OMR 1.53Canada
C$7.70
CAD 7.7
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.44Oman
C$0.88
USD 0.622Canada
C$2.03
USD 1.426
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.44Oman
C$0.95
USD 0.671Canada
C$2.19
USD 1.54
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.24Oman
C$0.04
USD 0.03Canada
C$0.17
USD 0.123
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 CAD
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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