Cost of living comparison

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Oman vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

Oman is 59.5% more expensive than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 8.7% more in Oman
Groceries: pay 1.2% less in Oman
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Oman
Housing: pay 45.0% less in Oman
Childcare: pay 22.6% more in Oman
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.3 times more in Oman
Clothing: pay 24.3% less in Oman

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

Oman vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.7% more for restaurants

	Ethiopia	Oman
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.26 ETB655.54	$5.20 OMR2.000	+22.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 ETB1,000.24	$9.15 OMR3.520	+40.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB93.51	$0.76 OMR0.290	+24.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 ETB87.20	$0.27 OMR0.100	-52.4%
Average			+8.7%

Ethiopia vs. Oman - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.2% less for groceries

	Ethiopia	Oman
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 ETB193.73	$1.09 OMR0.420	-13.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 ETB667.36	$3.01 OMR1.160	-30.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.42 ETB834.53	$6.95 OMR2.670	+28.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 ETB351.02	$2.54 OMR0.970	+11.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.76 ETB886.79	$2.43 OMR0.940	-57.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.08 ETB473.48	$1.05 OMR0.400	-66.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.43 ETB66.40	$0.72 OMR0.280	+67.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 ETB162.78	$0.79 OMR0.300	-25.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 ETB62.30	$0.52 OMR0.200	+29.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 ETB42.45	$0.51 OMR0.200	+85.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 ETB139.43	$0.53 OMR0.210	-41.0%
Average			-1.2%

Ethiopia vs. Oman - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Ethiopia	Oman
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 ETB740.52	$2.34 OMR0.900	-51.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.00 ETB1,846.60	$57.22 OMR22.000	+376.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB8,463,587.61	$20,546.38 OMR7,900.080	-62.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.62 ETB556.29	$12.42 OMR4.780	+243.5%
Average			+126.6%

Ethiopia vs. Oman - Cost of transportation

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pay 45.0% less for housing

	Ethiopia	Oman
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$130.20 ETB20,035.62	$77.18 OMR29.670	-40.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$815.99 ETB125,568.08	$371.40 OMR142.800	-54.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.43 ETB78,854.26	$285.37 OMR109.730	-44.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$121.97 ETB18,769.25	$72.57 OMR27.900	-40.5%
Average			-45.0%

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pay 22.6% more for childcare

	Ethiopia	Oman
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$94.05 ETB14,472.47	$205.29 OMR78.930	+118.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB4,645,355.47	$8,131.38 OMR3,126.520	-73.1%
Average			+22.6%

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pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	Oman
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.90 ETB138.50	$10.66 OMR4.100	+1084.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.09 ETB167.35	$5.37 OMR2.070	+393.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.10 ETB784.81	$6.01 OMR2.310	+17.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.10 ETB9,556.74	$60.23 OMR23.160	-3.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB577.06	$9.49 OMR3.650	+153.1%
Average			+329.3%

Ethiopia vs. Oman - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 24.3% less for clothing

	Ethiopia	Oman
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.03 ETB6,929.81	$49.73 OMR19.120	+10.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB11,566.90	$40.69 OMR15.640	-45.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.08 ETB14,477.62	$77.16 OMR29.670	-18.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.09 ETB17,709.97	$64.62 OMR24.840	-43.9%
Average			-24.3%

Ethiopia vs. Oman - 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: December 2025

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