Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 93.7% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 0.3% more for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB439.44
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB321.26
|
$6.75
OMR2.600
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.43
|
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.63
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 42.3% more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB34.04
|
$1.19
OMR0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB245.41
|
$3.24
OMR1.250
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB221.02
|
$6.60
OMR2.540
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB127.82
|
$2.70
OMR1.040
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB205.34
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB107.35
|
$1.05
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.25
|
$0.83
OMR0.320
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.57
|
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.71
|
$0.56
OMR0.210
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.92
|
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB180.48
|
$2.39
OMR0.920
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB631.04
|
$64.94
OMR24.990
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,491,559.08
|
$23,377.84
OMR8,996.280
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB235.21
|
$10.91
OMR4.200
|
|
pay 4.1% more for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,610.21
|
$78.63
OMR30.260
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,489.74
|
$651.55
OMR250.730
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,864.01
|
$443.94
OMR170.840
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,812.69
|
$76.03
OMR29.260
|
|
pay 28.4% more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,278.15
|
$179.50
OMR69.070
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,638,912.22
|
$7,468.07
OMR2,873.870
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB43.03
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.94
|
$4.76
OMR1.830
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
$6.23
OMR2.400
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,836.46
|
$44.76
OMR17.220
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 28.2% more for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,544.08
|
$52.26
OMR20.110
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.82
ETB3,087.81
|
$37.66
OMR14.490
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,705.17
|
$89.55
OMR34.460
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,512.35
|
$86.58
OMR33.320
|
|
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