Muscat vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2617
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$560
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1786
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
42
5
😀 Quality of life
74
45
🏙️ Population
1.42M
115K

The cost of living in Muscat is 175% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4940th and 8957th ($1135 vs $412) 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 1.1 months in Thimphu. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 2105th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.21
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.75
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.24%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1539
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.2
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.6
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.53
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.18
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.51
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10792
$633

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$1080
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$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
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285