Cape Town vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	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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Cities near Cape Town

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