Oman
Compared with South Korea, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
South Korea = 1×
Oman
vs
South Korea
Overall verdict
Oman is about 0.48× South Korea.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs South Korea = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is South Korea. 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 South Korea
South Korea = 1×
Oman is pricier →
South Korea
South Korea = 1×
Oman is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Oman, Big Mac costs 1.1× what it does in South Korea — 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 ×1.06Oman
₩5,841
OMR 1.53South Korea
₩5,500
KRW 5,500
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.47Oman
₩1,045
USD 0.671South Korea
₩2,205
USD 1.415
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.44Oman
₩969
USD 0.622South Korea
₩2,223
USD 1.427
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.24Oman
₩45
USD 0.03South Korea
₩191
USD 0.127
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
+70%
in KRW
It rose 33% in local currency, but 70% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Oman's inflation.
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