Oman
Compared with Colombia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Colombia = 1×
Overall verdict
Oman is about 0.38×
Colombia.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Colombia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Colombia. 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
Colombia
Colombia = 1×
Oman is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Oman, Diesel 1L costs 0.7× what it does in Colombia — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.1×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.73
Oman COP 2,474 USD 0.671
Colombia COP 3,373 USD 0.915
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.64
Oman COP 14,651 OMR 1.53
Colombia COP 22,900 COP 22,900
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.48
Oman COP 2,293 USD 0.622
Colombia COP 4,737 USD 1.285
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.14
Oman COP 111 USD 0.03
Colombia COP 763 USD 0.207
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
+28%
in COP
It rose 33% in local currency, but 28% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Oman's inflation.