Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 61.1% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 5.0% less for restaurants
|
Addis Ababa
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB747.74
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB777.06
|
$7.79
OMR3.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB97.83
|
$0.84
OMR0.330
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB62.58
|
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 13.6% less for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB149.74
|
$1.17
OMR0.450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB604.85
|
$2.01
OMR0.770
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB757.54
|
$6.07
OMR2.340
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB330.15
|
$2.30
OMR0.880
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB703.64
|
$2.12
OMR0.820
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB411.43
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB63.10
|
$0.79
OMR0.300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB134.37
|
$0.77
OMR0.300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB48.17
|
$0.52
OMR0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB38.79
|
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB98.97
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB608.13
|
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,246.23
|
$62.34
OMR24.000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,115,573.00
|
$22,858.86
OMR8,800.070
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB456.74
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 25.6% less for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB21,331.29
|
$69.80
OMR26.870
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB80,394.25
|
$609.46
OMR234.630
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB52,683.37
|
$409.71
OMR157.730
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,557.71
|
$81.57
OMR31.400
|
|
pay 25.8% more for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,153.44
|
$188.90
OMR72.720
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,473,023.24
|
$8,697.81
OMR3,348.430
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB124.62
|
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB143.28
|
$4.85
OMR1.870
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB498.49
|
$5.97
OMR2.300
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,290.21
|
$45.34
OMR17.450
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB834.97
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
pay 28.9% less for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,023.44
|
$43.16
OMR16.620
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,367.49
|
$37.38
OMR14.390
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,564.30
|
$77.28
OMR29.750
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,870.22
|
$88.48
OMR34.060
|
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