Chengdu vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1808
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$251
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$1727
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
94
44
😀 Quality of life
72
68
🏙️ Population
20.9M
1.42M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 41% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 7209th and 4893rd ($660 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st 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 Chengdu compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 1933rd and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Muscat

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Chengdu Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$329
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4168
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.55
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.17
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15153
$8649

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$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591

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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