Muscat vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2744
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$569
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1705
$579
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
44
43
😀 Quality of life
68
63
🏙️ Population
1.42M
527K

The cost of living in Muscat is 48% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 4635th and 6533rd ($1126 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Oman and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Oman vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Muscat compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 3535th and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.2
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.5
$2.11
 Cappuccino
$4.82
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.7
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$5.95
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.84
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8464
$4244

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$1164
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$563
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$570
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$531
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$602
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$534
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$576
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$691
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$692
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$626
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$664
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$581
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1004
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$591
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$598
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$704
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1002
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$702
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$798
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1057
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$670
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$548
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$852
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$951
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1009
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$762
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$989
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$945
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1030
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$594
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$984
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1013
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1027
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$628
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1116