Cape Town vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cape Town	Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1231	$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2814	$2496
🏠 One person rent	$681	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$1180	$885
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$1722
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	56	43
😀 Quality of life	55	75
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.42M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 14% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4637th and 5037th ($1231 vs $1081) 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 1.6 months in Muscat. Cape Town ranked 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 6312th and 1796th 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	$11.5	$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1355	$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$937	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$68.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1957	$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$1333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.5	$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$9.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$3.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.78	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$6.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$5.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.86	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4978	$11063

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1243
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$666
371 km or 231 mi	George	$857
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$946
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$746
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$814
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$988
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$861
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1304
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$784
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$598
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$650
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$901
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$762
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$948
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$833
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$904
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$637
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$637
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$984
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$668
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$607
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$890
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$985
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$984
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$892
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$927
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$857

Cities near Muscat

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Seeb	$1078
132 km or 82 mi	Nizwa	$792
277 km or 172 mi	Chabahar	$573
284 km or 177 mi	Fujairah	$1228
297 km or 184 mi	Al Ain	$1449
356 km or 221 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
372 km or 231 mi	Ajman	$2521
375 km or 233 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
377 km or 235 mi	Sharjah	$1419
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2514
439 km or 273 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
451 km or 280 mi	Iranshahr	$624
463 km or 288 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
503 km or 313 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
569 km or 354 mi	Jiroft	$568
611 km or 380 mi	Bam	$557
691 km or 429 mi	Zahedan	$808
711 km or 442 mi	Sirjan	$534
739 km or 459 mi	Doha	$1849
740 km or 460 mi	Jahrom	$530
752 km or 467 mi	Al Khor	$1770
757 km or 470 mi	Kerman	$761
770 km or 479 mi	Fasa	$529
797 km or 495 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
858 km or 533 mi	Riffa	$1201
858 km or 533 mi	Manama	$1237
860 km or 534 mi	Isa Town	$1230
865 km or 537 mi	Karachi	$430
870 km or 541 mi	Salalah	$817
873 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$558
898 km or 558 mi	Shiraz	$553
901 km or 560 mi	Dhahran	$908
902 km or 561 mi	Marvdasht	$530
911 km or 566 mi	Dammam	$1008
926 km or 575 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
938 km or 583 mi	Qatif	$873
960 km or 596 mi	Kazerun	$503
966 km or 600 mi	Borazjan	$477
973 km or 604 mi	Jubail	$930
976 km or 606 mi	Bushehr	$453