Beijing vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1044
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2705
$2617
🏠 One person rent
$596
$560
🏘️ Family rent
$1053
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$711
$1786
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
100
42
😀 Quality of life
73
74
🏙️ Population
21.9M
1.42M

The cost of living in Beijing is 8% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 5341st and 4940th ($1044 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in China and Oman, respectively. Check China vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Beijing compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 2718th and 2105th 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
$4.36
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1589
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$839
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.4
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
5.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12544
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6280
$1539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.4
$74.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.68
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$4.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.65
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$3.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.61
$6.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$4.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.7
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.3
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$725
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25165
$10792

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Cities near Beijing

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$716
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$734
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$767
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$645
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$646
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$663
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$572
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$673
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$468
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$656
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$697
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$562
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$709
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$621
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$630
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$528
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$558
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$632
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$626
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$564
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$512
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$524
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$629
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$521
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$525
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$519
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$466
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$584
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$770
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$508
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$492
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$655
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$666
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$618
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$562
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$748

Cities near Muscat

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