Cost of living comparison

Oman

compared to

Ethiopia

Ethiopia vs. Oman Cost of Living Summary

Ethiopia is 49.9% more expensive than Oman overall.

Restaurants: pay 10.0% more in Ethiopia
Groceries: pay 34.3% more in Ethiopia
Transportation: pay 5.9% less in Ethiopia
Housing: pay 77.0% more in Ethiopia
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Ethiopia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.5% less in Ethiopia
Clothing: pay 60.8% more in Ethiopia

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, groceries, and restaurants in Ethiopia are more expensive than in Oman. Expenses including entertainment and sports and transportation are lower in Ethiopia. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia vs. Oman Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Oman, you would:

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pay 10.0% more for restaurants

	Oman	Ethiopia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.04 OMR1.940	$6.00 ETB807.64	+19.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.86 OMR3.410	$6.24 ETB839.31	-29.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 OMR0.330	$0.78 ETB105.67	-8.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 OMR0.120	$0.50 ETB67.59	+58.8%
Average			+10.0%

Oman vs. Ethiopia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 34.3% more for groceries

	Oman	Ethiopia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.05 OMR0.410	$1.20 ETB161.74	+14.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.23 OMR1.240	$4.85 ETB653.31	+50.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.70 OMR2.970	$6.08 ETB818.22	-21.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 OMR1.120	$2.65 ETB356.60	-8.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.59 OMR1.000	$5.65 ETB760.02	+117.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 OMR0.410	$3.30 ETB444.39	+209.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 OMR0.280	$0.51 ETB68.16	-30.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 OMR0.330	$1.08 ETB145.14	+26.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 OMR0.190	$0.39 ETB52.03	-22.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 OMR0.190	$0.31 ETB41.90	-37.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 OMR0.170	$0.79 ETB106.90	+79.7%
Average			+34.3%

Oman vs. Ethiopia - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.9% less for transportation

	Oman	Ethiopia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.33 OMR0.900	$4.88 ETB656.85	+109.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$56.28 OMR21.670	$10.00 ETB1,346.07	-82.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,170.43 OMR8,150.250	$25,000.00 ETB3,365,171.80	+18.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.84 OMR4.560	$3.67 ETB493.33	-69.0%
Average			-5.9%

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pay 77.0% more for housing

	Oman	Ethiopia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.45 OMR29.820	$171.17 ETB23,040.21	+121.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$391.56 OMR150.740	$645.10 ETB86,834.89	+64.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$283.72 OMR109.230	$422.74 ETB56,904.01	+49.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.15 OMR27.780	$124.84 ETB16,804.08	+73.0%
Average			+77.0%

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Oman	Ethiopia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$183.14 OMR70.510	$81.47 ETB10,966.86	-55.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,687.51 OMR2,959.560	$43,916.67 ETB5,911,485.13	+471.3%
Average			+207.9%

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pay 34.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Oman	Ethiopia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.22 OMR3.550	$1.00 ETB134.61	-89.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.04 OMR1.550	$1.15 ETB154.76	-71.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.84 OMR2.250	$4.00 ETB538.43	-31.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.92 OMR22.680	$90.59 ETB12,194.71	+53.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.13 OMR3.900	$6.70 ETB901.87	-33.9%
Average			-34.5%

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pay 60.8% more for clothing

	Oman	Ethiopia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.28 OMR15.890	$48.33 ETB6,506.00	+17.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.52 OMR14.450	$75.17 ETB10,117.95	+100.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.14 OMR28.540	$108.84 ETB14,650.98	+46.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.75 OMR25.700	$119.32 ETB16,061.52	+78.8%
Average			+60.8%

Oman vs. Ethiopia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

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