Muscat vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2617
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$560
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1786
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
42
45
😀 Quality of life
74
67
🏙️ Population
1.42M
423K

The cost of living in Muscat is 28% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 4940th and 6421st ($1135 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.6 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 2105th and 4908th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Skopje

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Muscat Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.21
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$2.73
☕ Cappuccino
$4.75
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$91.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.24%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$2841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1539
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.2
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.6
$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$6.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$7.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.53
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.18
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.51
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10792
$5443

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$680
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$769
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$593
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$617
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$609
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$619
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$694
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$678
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$735
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$571
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$705
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1150
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$692
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$713
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$851
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1256
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$857
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1022
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1122
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$839
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1156
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$905
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$871
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1329
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1013
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$940
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1119
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1066
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1193
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$794
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1068
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1150
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1108
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$723
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$990
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1206