Muscat vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1081
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2496
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$532
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1722
$544
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
43
5
😀 Quality of life
75
42
🏙️ Population
1.42M
115K

The cost of living in Muscat is 158% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5037th and 8940th ($1081 vs $420) 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 1796th and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$4.79
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$555
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.7
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.39%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1488
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.08
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.61
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.46
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.44
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.86
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11063
$653

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44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1078
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$792
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$573
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1228
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2521
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1419
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$624
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$568
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$557
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$808
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$534
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1849
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$530
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1770
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1201
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1237
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1230
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$430
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$817
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$553
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$908
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$530
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1008
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$873
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$503
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$477
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$930
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$453

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$450
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$308
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$311
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$918
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$293
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$427
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$362
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$289