Oman
Compared with Romania, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Romania = 1×
Oman
vs
Romania
Overall verdict
Oman is about 0.35× Romania.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Romania = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Romania. 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 Romania
Romania = 1×
Oman is pricier →
Romania
Romania = 1×
Oman is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Oman, Big Mac costs 1.0× what it does in Romania — 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 ×1.00Oman
RON 17.43
OMR 1.53Romania
RON 17.45
RON 17.45
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.33Oman
RON 2.86
USD 0.622Romania
RON 8.79
USD 1.911
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.32Oman
RON 3.09
USD 0.671Romania
RON 9.60
USD 2.087
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.14Oman
RON 0.13
USD 0.03Romania
RON 0.98
USD 0.222
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
+41%
in RON
It rose 33% in local currency, but 41% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Oman's inflation.
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