Johannesburg vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1082
$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2560
$2496
🏠 One person rent
$485
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$833
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$206
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1614
$1722
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
74
43
😀 Quality of life
62
75
🏙️ Population
4.43M
1.42M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 0.1% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 5031st and 5037th ($1082 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 5648th and 1796th 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
$10.1
$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.1
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.18
$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$632
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.5
$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$68.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.57%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$741
$1333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.21
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.1
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$9.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$3.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$6.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.86
$5.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.33
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.2
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.1
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5503
$11063

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$984
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$890
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$984
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$826
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$740
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$892
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$975
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$706
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$875
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$940
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$731
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$838
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$830
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$762
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$808
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$762
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$833
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$637
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$668
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$637
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$599
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$827
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$607
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$469
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$650
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$698
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$598
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$514
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$861
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$908
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$536
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$915
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$892
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$587
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$915

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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