Johannesburg vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$908
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2207
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$403
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1428
$1705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
72
44
😀 Quality of life
61
68
🏙️ Population
4.43M
1.42M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 19% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 5921st and 4635th ($908 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.5 months in Muscat. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 5184th and 3535th 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
$7.41
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.12%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$840
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$689
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.33
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.76
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4829
$8464

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$889
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$776
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$875
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$741
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$631
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$755
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$783
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$637
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$751
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$845
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$625
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$746
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$866
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$621
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$701
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$682
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$719
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$631
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$656
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$633
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$558
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$739
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$603
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$447
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$535
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$601
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$511
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$511
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$753
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$978
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$554
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1084
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$780
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$550
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$952

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646