Cape Town vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1386
$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3160
$2748
🏠 One person rent
$775
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$1348
$1012
🍽️ Food expenses
$359
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$405
$1664
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
55
42
😀 Quality of life
58
73
🏙️ Population
3.78M
1.42M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 16% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4336th and 4774th ($1386 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in South Africa and Oman, respectively. Check South Africa vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 1.4 months in Muscat. Cape Town ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 6134th and 2223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Muscat

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Cape Town Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.2
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.7
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.19
$7.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$12.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.39
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$591
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1671
$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$734
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.7
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.35%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2325
$2006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1508
$1570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$77.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.97
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.45
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.22
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$4.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$65.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$272
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6197
$10581

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$1421
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$763
371 km or 231 mi George
$877
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$968
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$1020
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$796
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$863
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$1033
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$904
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1390
882 km or 548 mi East London
$773
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$742
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$611
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$660
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$953
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$811
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$991
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$872
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$860
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$903
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$789
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$945
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$691
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$691
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$742
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$1031
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$994
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$723
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$663
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1204
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$912
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$1040
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$1104
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$938
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$998
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$893

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1082
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$797
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$530
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1173
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1455
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2356
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1543
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$559
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$526
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$514
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$717
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$521
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2100
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$494
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$2015
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$700
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$497
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$558
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1062
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1340
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1218
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$421
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$816
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$505
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$965
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$485
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1059
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$778
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$471
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$457
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$917
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$454