Addis Ababa vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$604
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$1727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
32
44
😀 Quality of life
40
68
🏙️ Population
5.23M
1.42M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 0.6% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4928th and 4893rd ($1103 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Oman, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 6957th and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$8649

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

Cities near Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$994
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548