Muscat vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Muscat	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1110	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2698	$2441
🏠 One person rent	$551	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$1053	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1727	$781
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	44	28
😀 Quality of life	68	50
🏙️ Population	1.42M	431K

The cost of living in Muscat is 32% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 4893rd and 6296th ($1110 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Oman and Namibia, respectively. Check Oman vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 0.9 months in Windhoek. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 3189th and 6223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Windhoek

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	Muscat	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.3	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.7	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.15	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$550	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1200	$1113
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$801	$903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.1	$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.8	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.99%	11.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1760	$795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1270	$827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.31	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.7	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$7.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$6.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.5	$6.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.47	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.56	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.5	$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.1	$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.6	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$190	$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8649	$5452

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Cities near Muscat

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

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$779
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$833
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$818
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$797
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$832
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$807
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$790
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$766
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$761
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$741
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$654
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$690
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$692
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$718
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$809
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$600
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$663
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$859
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$554
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$670
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$585
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$652
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$848
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$774
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$971
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$874
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$997
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$736
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$909
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$838
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$705
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$822