Muscat vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2569
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$541
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$966
$871
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1772
$1394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
43
70
😀 Quality of life
70
78
🏙️ Population
1.42M
1.4M

The cost of living in Muscat is 5% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4892nd and 5261st ($1090 vs $1037) 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 1.3 months in Sofia. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 2404th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.18
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$4.83
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$713
$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.4
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1296
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.9
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.37
$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.37
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.24
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.33
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.76
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10296
$6749

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$967
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$780
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$585
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$1239
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$1844
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2240
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1494
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$605
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$518
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$515
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$829
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$514
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1779
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$547
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1709
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$464
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$548
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$507
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1223
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1280
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1243
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$442
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$809
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$552
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$589
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$1068
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$563
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1056
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$897
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$557
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$546
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$901
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$551

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$682
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$687
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$576
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$866
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$667
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$594
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$734
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$711
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$561
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$588
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$605
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$616
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$612
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$598
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$545
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$772
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$595
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$556
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$988
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$891
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$848
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$646
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$731
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$463
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$619
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$682
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$537
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$623
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$930
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$629
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$948
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$663
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1028
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1106
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$662
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$807
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$631
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$899
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$635
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$633