Changsha vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1438
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$178
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$1705
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
95
44
😀 Quality of life
70
68
🏙️ Population
10M
1.42M

The cost of living in Changsha is 53% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8258th and 4635th ($533 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 2nd in China and Oman, respectively. Check China vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 2707th and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Changsha Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$10.5
 Cappuccino
$2.85
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.3
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.4
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2091
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5529
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.78
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.05
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5569
$8464

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$578
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$555
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$585
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$575
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$565
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$573
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$570
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$604
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$554
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$587
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$530
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$579
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$574
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$577
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$602
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$558
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$581
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$647
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$613
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$584
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$586
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$609
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$580
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$752
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$574
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$620
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$669
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$538
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$646
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$697
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$585
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$661
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$605
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$685
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$647
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$574

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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