Beijing vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1067
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3071
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$596
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$1354
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1802
$1727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
100
44
😀 Quality of life
77
68
🏙️ Population
21.9M
1.42M

The cost of living in Beijing is 4% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 5141st and 4893rd ($1067 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in China and Oman, respectively. Check China vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 763rd and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Muscat

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Beijing Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.04
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$851
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2126
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14636
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7425
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.07
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.28
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.63
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.6
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.51
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.9
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$782
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23714
$8649

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Cities near Beijing

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$734
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$769
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$786
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$675
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$679
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$710
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$611
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$714
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$482
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$700
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$742
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$620
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$760
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$720
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$693
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$572
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$614
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$684
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$677
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$649
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$605
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$555
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$670
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$568
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$588
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$547
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$677
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$668
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$729
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$616
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$670
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$637
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$648
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$661
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$632
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$644
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$869

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