Cairo vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$193
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$1705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
83
44
😀 Quality of life
59
68
🏙️ Population
9.61M
1.42M

The cost of living in Cairo is 51% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8130th and 4635th ($549 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Egypt and Oman, respectively. Check Egypt vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 5556th and 3535th 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
$5.45
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$8464

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$513
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646