Addis Ababa vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$407
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$1705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
32
44
😀 Quality of life
40
68
🏙️ Population
3.04M
1.42M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 18% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 5819th and 4635th ($923 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.5 months in Muscat. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 7141st and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$8464

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646