Johannesburg vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1079
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2553
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$487
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$837
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1695
$1727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
72
44
😀 Quality of life
58
68
🏙️ Population
4.43M
1.42M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 3% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 5069th and 4893rd ($1079 vs $1110) 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 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 5446th and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Muscat

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Johannesburg Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.5
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.08
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$781
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.2
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.3
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1096
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$753
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.89
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.8
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.49
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.14
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.67
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5865
$8649

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$997
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$874
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$971
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$822
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$696
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$838
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$909
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$717
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$848
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$943
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$717
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$819
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$841
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$689
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$788
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$774
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$809
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$692
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$718
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$690
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$623
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$791
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$654
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$459
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$627
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$696
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$581
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$554
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$859
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$1003
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$600
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1116
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$834
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$585
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$1045

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$994
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548