Oman
Compared with Vietnam, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Vietnam = 1×
Oman
vs
Vietnam
Overall verdict
Oman is about 0.74× Vietnam.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Vietnam = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Vietnam. 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 Vietnam
Vietnam = 1×
Oman is pricier →
Vietnam
Vietnam = 1×
Oman is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Oman, Big Mac costs 1.4× what it does in Vietnam — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.4×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.37Oman
₫104,394
OMR 1.53Vietnam
₫76,000
VND 76,000
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.77Oman
₫16,339
USD 0.622Vietnam
₫21,330
USD 0.812
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.75Oman
₫17,626
USD 0.671Vietnam
₫23,511
USD 0.895
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.38Oman
₫788
USD 0.03Vietnam
₫2,049
USD 0.078
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
+52%
in VND
It rose 33% in local currency, but 52% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Oman's inflation.
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