Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 39.0% more expensive than Muscat.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 25.1% more for restaurants
Muscat
|
Addis Ababa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$7.13
ETB408.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
$6.24
ETB357.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
$0.82
ETB46.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
$0.53
ETB30.53
|
|
pay 45.1% more for groceries
Muscat
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
$1.09
ETB62.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
$4.56
ETB261.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
$5.68
ETB325.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.25
OMR0.860
|
$2.58
ETB147.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
$6.17
ETB353.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$2.95
ETB168.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
$0.49
ETB27.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
$1.10
ETB62.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
$0.39
ETB22.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$0.29
ETB16.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$0.76
ETB43.56
|
|
pay 8.5% less for transportation
Muscat
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
$4.65
ETB266.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
$10.00
ETB572.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,866.53
OMR8,800.320
|
$25,500.00
ETB1,460,640.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
$3.88
ETB222.16
|
|
pay 37.0% more for housing
Muscat
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
$152.46
ETB8,732.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$623.25
OMR239.860
|
$621.38
ETB35,592.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.89
OMR153.130
|
$355.45
ETB20,360.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
$124.84
ETB7,150.73
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Muscat
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.22
OMR76.670
|
$83.24
ETB4,768.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,387.63
OMR3,228.030
|
$43,916.67
ETB2,515,546.67
|
|
pay 31.7% less for entertainment and sports
Muscat
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$1.00
ETB57.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
$1.11
ETB63.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
$4.00
ETB229.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.07
OMR16.570
|
$80.77
ETB4,626.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
$5.00
ETB286.40
|
|
pay 23.4% more for clothing
Muscat
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.09
OMR15.810
|
$40.11
ETB2,297.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
$57.34
ETB3,284.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.48
OMR30.970
|
$92.44
ETB5,295.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
$98.33
ETB5,632.53
|
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