Muscat vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2617
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$560
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1786
$1631
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
42
63
😀 Quality of life
74
48
🏙️ Population
1.42M
1.27M

The cost of living in Muscat is 7% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4940th and 5251st ($1135 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Oman and South Africa, respectively. Check Oman vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 2105th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Soweto

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Muscat Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.21
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.75
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.24%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1539
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.2
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.6
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.53
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.18
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.51
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10792
$4370

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1080
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$796
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$575
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1214
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1457
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2183
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1473
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$627
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$575
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$563
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$813
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$545
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2014
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$545
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1923
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$541
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$613
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1109
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1309
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1192
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$434
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$825
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$565
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$931
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$547
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1037
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$823
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$523
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$489
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$465

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950