Cape Town vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1071
$1090
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2522
$2569
🏠 One person rent
$582
$541
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$966
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1532
$1772
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
56
43
😀 Quality of life
58
70
🏙️ Population
3.78M
1.42M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 2% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 5016th and 4892nd ($1071 vs $1090) 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 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 5491st and 2404th 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
$8.4
$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$13
 Cappuccino
$2.03
$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1304
$1144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.1
$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.9
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.89%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1804
$1690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1180
$1296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39
$61.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$9.37
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.33
$4.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$5.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.24
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.48
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$4.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$6.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.02
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.22
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.05
$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$51
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$204
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4806
$10296

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Cape TownMuscat

Cost of living

$349

$907

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$1147
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$619
371 km or 231 mi George
$743
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$840
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$901
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$699
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$763
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$915
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$814
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1332
882 km or 548 mi East London
$766
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$657
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$567
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$621
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$852
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$500
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$748
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$827
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$535
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$768
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$722
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$780
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$695
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$792
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$665
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$664
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$773
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$672
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$640
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$923
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$889
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$691
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$628
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$993
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$837
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$862
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$953
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$809
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$813
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$740

Cities near Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$967
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$780
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$585
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1239
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1844
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2240
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1494
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$605
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$518
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$515
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$829
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$514
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1779
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$547
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1709
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$464
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$548
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$507
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1223
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1280
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1243
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$442
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$809
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$552
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$589
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$1068
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$563
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1056
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$897
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$557
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$546
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$901
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$551