Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 32.0% more expensive than Muscat.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Muscat
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$10.96
BGN20.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.79
OMR3.000
|
$8.22
BGN15.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
OMR0.330
|
$1.48
BGN2.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
$1.03
BGN1.93
|
|
pay 37.7% more for groceries
|
Muscat
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
OMR0.450
|
$1.12
BGN2.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.01
OMR0.770
|
$5.28
BGN9.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
OMR2.340
|
$6.60
BGN12.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
OMR0.880
|
$3.55
BGN6.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.12
OMR0.820
|
$3.50
BGN6.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$0.80
BGN1.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
OMR0.300
|
$0.85
BGN1.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
OMR0.300
|
$0.81
BGN1.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
OMR0.200
|
$1.11
BGN2.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
$0.51
BGN0.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$0.47
BGN0.88
|
|
pay 22.9% more for transportation
|
Muscat
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
$5.66
BGN10.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$62.34
OMR24.000
|
$27.40
BGN51.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,858.86
OMR8,800.070
|
$29,952.87
BGN56,166.94
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
$7.51
BGN14.08
|
|
pay 10.5% less for housing
|
Muscat
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.80
OMR26.870
|
$13.48
BGN25.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$609.46
OMR234.630
|
$570.94
BGN1,070.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$409.71
OMR157.730
|
$430.23
BGN806.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.57
OMR31.400
|
$114.12
BGN214.00
|
|
pay 85.5% more for childcare
|
Muscat
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$188.90
OMR72.720
|
$554.43
BGN1,039.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,697.81
OMR3,348.430
|
$6,747.31
BGN12,652.41
|
|
pay 43.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Muscat
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
$2.74
BGN5.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.85
OMR1.870
|
$2.26
BGN4.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
OMR2.300
|
$3.34
BGN6.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.34
OMR17.450
|
$37.04
BGN69.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$8.22
BGN15.41
|
|
pay 24.4% more for clothing
|
Muscat
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.16
OMR16.620
|
$70.63
BGN132.45
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.38
OMR14.390
|
$33.57
BGN62.95
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.28
OMR29.750
|
$99.28
BGN186.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.48
OMR34.060
|
$102.16
BGN191.57
|
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