Muscat vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1081
$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2496
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$532
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1722
$805
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
43
44
😀 Quality of life
75
68
🏙️ Population
1.42M
423K

The cost of living in Muscat is 27% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 5037th and 6460th ($1081 vs $849) 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 1796th and 4637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$2.66
☕ Cappuccino
$4.79
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$555
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$616
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.7
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.39%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1488
$2564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$1758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.08
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.61
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.46
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.44
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.86
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$77.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11063
$4833

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1078
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$792
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$573
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1228
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2521
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1419
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$624
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$568
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$557
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$808
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$534
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1849
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$530
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1770
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1201
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1237
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1230
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$430
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$817
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$553
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$908
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$530
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1008
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$873
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$503
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$477
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$930
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$453

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$642
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$720
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$572
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$575
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$592
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$655
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$667
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$697
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$557
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$670
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1111
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$673
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$730
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$828
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1294
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$819
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1041
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1091
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$819
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1107
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$857
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$854
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1244
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$973
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$945
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1107
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1047
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1164
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$764
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1040
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1115
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1080
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1036
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$701
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$967
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1195