Addis Ababa vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$2617
🏠 One person rent
$758
$560
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$1786
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
34
42
😀 Quality of life
45
74
🏙️ Population
5.7M
1.42M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 12% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4635th and 4940th ($1269 vs $1135) 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 0.1 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 7273rd and 2105th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Muscat

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Addis Ababa Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
5.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$1539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$74.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$4.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$3.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$6.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$4.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$10792

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

Cities near Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1080
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$796
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$575
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1214
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1457
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2183
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1473
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$627
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$575
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$563
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$813
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$545
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2014
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$545
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1923
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$541
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$613
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1109
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1309
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1192
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$434
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$825
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$565
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$931
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$547
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1037
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$823
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$523
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$489
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$465