Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 48.0% more expensive than Skopje.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 23.7% less for restaurants
|
Skopje
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.26
MKD365.76
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
MKD304.97
|
$7.79
OMR3.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
MKD102.83
|
$0.84
OMR0.330
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
MKD71.97
|
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 19.7% more for groceries
|
Skopje
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
MKD39.16
|
$1.17
OMR0.450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
MKD231.03
|
$2.01
OMR0.770
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MKD261.51
|
$6.07
OMR2.340
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MKD123.49
|
$2.30
OMR0.880
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.68
MKD215.18
|
$2.12
OMR0.820
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
MKD26.16
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
MKD34.09
|
$0.79
OMR0.300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
MKD33.25
|
$0.77
OMR0.300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MKD45.72
|
$0.52
OMR0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
MKD21.45
|
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
MKD26.39
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 31.6% more for transportation
|
Skopje
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.40
MKD315.72
|
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.10
MKD1,524.83
|
$62.34
OMR24.000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,317.20
MKD1,829,793.68
|
$22,858.86
OMR8,800.640
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.92
MKD345.63
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 96.1% more for housing
|
Skopje
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.44
MKD1,077.63
|
$69.80
OMR26.870
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.00
MKD20,624.71
|
$609.46
OMR234.640
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$260.84
MKD15,240.57
|
$409.71
OMR157.740
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.30
MKD6,269.59
|
$81.57
OMR31.400
|
|
pay 43.7% more for childcare
|
Skopje
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$290.93
MKD16,998.36
|
$188.90
OMR72.720
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,908.39
MKD228,358.70
|
$8,697.81
OMR3,348.650
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Skopje
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.09
MKD121.99
|
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.96
MKD114.52
|
$4.85
OMR1.870
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.78
MKD162.65
|
$5.97
OMR2.300
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.08
MKD2,049.37
|
$45.34
OMR17.460
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.09
MKD355.79
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
pay 8.3% less for clothing
|
Skopje
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.70
MKD3,488.29
|
$43.16
OMR16.620
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MKD2,033.10
|
$37.38
OMR14.390
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.25
MKD4,805.52
|
$77.28
OMR29.750
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.90
MKD5,544.83
|
$88.48
OMR34.060
|
|
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