Changsha vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$622
$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1669
$2748
🏠 One person rent
$211
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$1012
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.9
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1086
$1664
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
90
42
😀 Quality of life
72
73
🏙️ Population
10M
1.42M

The cost of living in Changsha is 48% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 7795th and 4774th ($622 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th 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 Changsha compared to 1.4 months in Muscat. Changsha ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 2894th and 2223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Muscat

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Changsha Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$7.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$12.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$734
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2530
$2006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$1570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$77.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.89
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$4.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.39
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.85
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$65.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.25
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$82
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.1
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9728
$10581

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$518
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$586
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$564
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$589
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$571
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$609
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$589
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$608
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$569
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$610
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$602
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$518
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$565
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$605
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$600
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$535
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$592
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$600
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$638
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$632
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$648
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$619
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$623
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$570
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$739
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$556
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$658
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$542
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$657
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$691
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$593
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$649
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$664
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$618
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$554

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1082
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$797
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$530
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1173
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1455
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2356
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1543
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$559
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$526
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$514
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$717
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$521
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2100
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$494
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$2015
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$700
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$497
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$558
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1062
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1340
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1218
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$421
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$816
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$505
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$965
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$485
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1059
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$778
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$471
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$457
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$917
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$454