Cost of living comparison
Oman is 80.7% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Oman instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 1.7% more for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB436.15
|
$4.34
OMR1.670
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB318.85
|
$7.03
OMR2.710
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.16
|
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.46
|
$0.35
OMR0.140
|
|
pay 30.6% more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.78
|
$1.02
OMR0.390
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB243.57
|
$3.27
OMR1.260
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB219.36
|
$6.90
OMR2.660
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB126.86
|
$2.84
OMR1.090
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB203.80
|
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB106.55
|
$0.95
OMR0.370
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.07
|
$0.59
OMR0.230
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.19
|
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.58
|
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.10
|
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.80
|
$0.41
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB179.13
|
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB626.32
|
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,480,391.54
|
$20,624.45
OMR7,939.790
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB233.45
|
$11.60
OMR4.470
|
|
pay 9.1% less for housing
Ethiopia
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,523.28
|
$78.03
OMR30.040
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,276.43
|
$514.91
OMR198.220
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,752.72
|
$386.68
OMR148.860
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,769.17
|
$73.04
OMR28.120
|
|
pay 17.4% more for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,246.12
|
$163.74
OMR63.040
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,619,154.26
|
$7,015.93
OMR2,700.920
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.70
|
$9.25
OMR3.560
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.63
|
$3.73
OMR1.440
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
$5.64
OMR2.170
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,807.74
|
$77.34
OMR29.770
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
$8.46
OMR3.260
|
|
pay 25.8% more for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,532.52
|
$51.62
OMR19.870
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.83
ETB3,064.70
|
$46.76
OMR18.000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,677.43
|
$83.82
OMR32.270
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,478.56
|
$74.32
OMR28.610
|
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