Cairo vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$2617
🏠 One person rent
$201
$560
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$1786
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
83
42
😀 Quality of life
63
74
🏙️ Population
9.8M
1.42M

The cost of living in Cairo is 55% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8680th and 4940th ($506 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Egypt and Oman, respectively. Check Egypt vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 5610th and 2105th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Muscat

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Cairo Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.85
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
5.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$1539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$74.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$4.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$3.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$6.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$4.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$10792

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066

Cities near Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1080
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$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