Muscat vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1110
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2698
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$551
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$1053
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1727
$570
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
44
5
😀 Quality of life
68
50
🏙️ Population
1.42M
115K

The cost of living in Muscat is 187% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4893rd and 9013th ($1110 vs $387) 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 1.5 months in Thimphu. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 3189th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$5.15
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1200
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.8
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.99%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1760
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1270
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.5
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.47
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.56
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$190
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8649
$691

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$994
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$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$455
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284