Chengdu vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$643
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$242
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$440
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$883
$1705
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
94
44
😀 Quality of life
73
68
🏙️ Population
20.9M
1.42M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 43% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 7269th and 4635th ($643 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 2nd in China and Oman, respectively. Check China vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 1633rd and 3535th 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
$2.81
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$10.5
 Cappuccino
$3.62
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$599
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.9
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3743
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2044
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.52
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.13
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18347
$8464

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$611
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$608
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$594
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$578
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$607
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$602
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$598
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$603
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$625
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$562
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$615
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$535
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$619
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$596
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$530
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$589
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$548
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$545
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$674
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$597
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$625
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$435
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$525
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$620
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$646
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$564
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$566
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$554
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$712
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$559
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$566
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$568
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$593
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$616
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$576
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$570
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$552
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$580
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$587

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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