Changsha vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1619
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$222
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.1
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$793
$1727
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
95
44
😀 Quality of life
68
68
🏙️ Population
10M
1.42M

The cost of living in Changsha is 48% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 7989th and 4893rd ($582 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 378th and 1st in China and Oman, respectively. Check China vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 3254th and 3189th 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
$2.87
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.2
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$429
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.9
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.2
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2141
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5614
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.25
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.61
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.64
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.8
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.15
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.1
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5672
$8649

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$603
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$595
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$601
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$611
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$594
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$600
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$623
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$570
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$611
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$592
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$611
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$497
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$566
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$612
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$612
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$552
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$590
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$614
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$663
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$628
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$618
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$610
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$605
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$573
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$746
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$580
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$646
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$676
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$521
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$692
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$714
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$599
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$674
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$626
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$705
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$646
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$575

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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