Sri LankaSri Lanka

Oman

Compared with Sri Lanka, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Sri LankaSri Lanka = 1×

OmanOman vs Sri LankaSri Lanka
Overall verdict

OmanOman is about 0.43× Sri LankaSri Lanka.

Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Sri LankaSri 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 LankaSri Lanka Sri Lanka = 1× OmanOman is pricier →
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.70
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.45
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×0.26

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.

  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.70
    OmanOman LKR 1,271 OMR 1.53
    Sri LankaSri Lanka LKR 1,820 LKR 1,820
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.47
    OmanOman LKR 214.69 USD 0.671
    Sri LankaSri Lanka LKR 454.97 USD 1.422
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.42
    OmanOman LKR 199.01 USD 0.622
    Sri LankaSri Lanka LKR 471.29 USD 1.473
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.26
    OmanOman LKR 9.60 USD 0.03
    Sri LankaSri Lanka LKR 36.47 USD 0.114
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

See what really changed Oman

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+33%
in OMR
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.