Beijing vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1065
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3114
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$605
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$1364
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1709
$1705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
100
44
😀 Quality of life
78
68
🏙️ Population
21.9M
1.42M

The cost of living in Beijing is 5% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4887th and 4635th ($1065 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 2nd in China and Oman, respectively. Check China vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 583rd and 3535th 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
$3.9
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.83
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$843
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$487
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2089
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.7
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14972
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8057
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.5
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.9
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.44
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.7
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$896
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27310
$8464

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Cities near Beijing

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$733
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$713
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$772
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$633
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$650
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$688
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$583
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$678
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$466
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$667
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$677
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$587
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$700
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$633
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$607
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$539
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$549
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$643
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$637
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$594
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$592
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$525
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$633
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$545
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$569
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$650
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$572
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$707
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$598
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$621
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$640
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$643
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$620
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$587
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$506

Cities near Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646