Muscat vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2617
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$560
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1786
$1229
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
42
71
😀 Quality of life
74
78
🏙️ Population
1.42M
1.21M

The cost of living in Muscat is 15% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4940th and 4516th ($1135 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Oman and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Oman vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 2105th and 995th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Sofia

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Muscat Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.21
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.75
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.24%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1539
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.2
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.6
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.53
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.18
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.51
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10792
$11223

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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
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$713
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$763
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$871
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$787
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$704
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$878
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$857
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$617
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$680
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$683
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$733
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$705
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$665
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$593
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$887
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$694
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$619
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1108
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$1002
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$983
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$716
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$571
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$708
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$769
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$609
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$695
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1031
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$724
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1069
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1122
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$851
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$948
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$607
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1041
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$678
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$784