Muscat vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1110
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2698
$1864
🏠 One person rent
$551
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$1053
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1727
$701
😷 Air quality
Moderate
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 41% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 4893rd and 6502nd ($1110 vs $785) 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 0.9 months in Skopje. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 3189th and 4654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$5.15
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1200
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.8
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.99%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1760
$2272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1270
$1578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.5
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.47
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.56
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$190
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8649
$4291

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44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$994
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$589
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$641
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$549
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$571
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$545
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$661
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$685
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$645
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$521
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$529
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1053
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$676
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$712
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$692
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1086
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$743
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$936
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1086
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$852
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1046
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$792
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$943
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1043
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1050
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$787
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1045
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1035
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1076
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$808
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1036
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1059
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1043
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$989
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$657
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$895
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1191