Muscat vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2569
$1047
🏠 One person rent
$541
$145
🏘️ Family rent
$966
$225
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1772
$550
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
43
5
😀 Quality of life
70
34
🏙️ Population
1.42M
115K

The cost of living in Muscat is 158% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4892nd and 8915th ($1090 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Oman and Bhutan, respectively. Check Oman vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 2404th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.18
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$4.83
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$713
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.4
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1296
$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.9
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.37
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.37
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.24
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.33
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.76
$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10296
$666

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$967
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$780
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$585
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1239
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$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
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$459
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$312
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$296
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$296
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$900
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$317
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$309
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$342
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$323
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$307
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$963
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$300
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$280
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$408
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$308
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$264
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$292
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$282
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$305
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$292
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$304
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$295
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$297
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$419
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$341
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$430
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$367
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$309
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$294
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$281
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$321
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$289
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$294
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$316
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$292
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$299
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$300