Oman
Compared with Sri Lanka, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Sri Lanka = 1×
Overall verdict
Oman is about 0.43×
Sri Lanka.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Sri Lanka = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Sri Lanka. 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
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka = 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 Sri Lanka — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.3×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.70
Oman LKR 1,271 OMR 1.53
Sri Lanka LKR 1,820 LKR 1,820
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.47
Oman LKR 214.69 USD 0.671
Sri Lanka LKR 454.97 USD 1.422
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.42
Oman LKR 199.01 USD 0.622
Sri Lanka LKR 471.29 USD 1.473
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.26
Oman LKR 9.60 USD 0.03
Sri Lanka LKR 36.47 USD 0.114
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
+113%
in LKR
It rose 33% in local currency, but 113% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Oman's inflation.