Muscat vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2744
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$569
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1705
$436
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
44
5
😀 Quality of life
68
36
🏙️ Population
1.42M
79.2K

The cost of living in Muscat is 149% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4635th and 8761st ($1126 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Oman and Bhutan, respectively. Check Oman vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Muscat compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 3535th and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.2
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.5
$7.06
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.7
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.84
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8464
$701

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44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$476
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$343
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$325
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$337
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288