Muscat vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Muscat	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1090	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2569	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$541	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$966	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1772	$894
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	43	29
😀 Quality of life	70	51
🏙️ Population	1.42M	431K

The cost of living in Muscat is 26% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 4892nd and 6224th ($1090 vs $862) 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 1 months in Windhoek. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 2404th and 6198th 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	$5.18	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.86	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$13	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$581	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1144	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.4	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.4	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1690	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1296	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.9	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.37	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.37	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.24	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.32	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.33	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10296	$4344

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Cities near Muscat

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Seeb	$967
132 km or 82 mi	Nizwa	$780
277 km or 172 mi	Chabahar	$585
284 km or 177 mi	Fujairah	$1239
297 km or 184 mi	Al Ain	$1844
356 km or 221 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
372 km or 231 mi	Ajman	$2240
375 km or 233 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
377 km or 235 mi	Sharjah	$1494
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2379
439 km or 273 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
451 km or 280 mi	Iranshahr	$605
463 km or 288 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
503 km or 313 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
569 km or 354 mi	Jiroft	$518
611 km or 380 mi	Bam	$515
691 km or 429 mi	Zahedan	$829
711 km or 442 mi	Sirjan	$514
739 km or 459 mi	Doha	$1779
740 km or 460 mi	Jahrom	$547
752 km or 467 mi	Al Khor	$1709
757 km or 470 mi	Kerman	$464
770 km or 479 mi	Fasa	$548
797 km or 495 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
858 km or 533 mi	Riffa	$1223
858 km or 533 mi	Manama	$1280
860 km or 534 mi	Isa Town	$1243
865 km or 537 mi	Karachi	$442
870 km or 541 mi	Salalah	$809
873 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552
898 km or 558 mi	Shiraz	$589
901 km or 560 mi	Dhahran	$1068
902 km or 561 mi	Marvdasht	$563
911 km or 566 mi	Dammam	$1056
926 km or 575 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
938 km or 583 mi	Qatif	$897
960 km or 596 mi	Kazerun	$557
966 km or 600 mi	Borazjan	$546
973 km or 604 mi	Jubail	$901
976 km or 606 mi	Bushehr	$551

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$792
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$811
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$813
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$827
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$768
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$740
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$742
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$731
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$699
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$628
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$664
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$665
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$691
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$780
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$814
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$540
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$688
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$624
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$577
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$820
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$748
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$923
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$837
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$953
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$671
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$906
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$807
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$645
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$785