Muscat vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1081
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2496
$3082
🏠 One person rent
$532
$629
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$1103
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1722
$1061
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
43
70
😀 Quality of life
75
78
🏙️ Population
1.42M
1.4M

The cost of living in Muscat is 13% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5037th and 4611th ($1081 vs $1244) 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 1796th and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$4.79
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$555
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.7
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.39%
3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1488
$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.08
$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.61
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.46
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.44
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.86
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11063
$9717

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$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
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$730
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$766
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$854
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$776
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$667
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$836
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$819
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$575
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$668
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$702
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$670
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$643
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$572
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$849
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$655
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1080
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$964
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$909
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$703
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$557
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$678
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$720
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$592
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$675
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$996
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$692
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1048
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1091
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$828
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$918
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$591
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1013
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$667
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$777