Chongqing vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$226
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$890
$1727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
87
44
😀 Quality of life
72
68
🏙️ Population
32.1M
1.42M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 40% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 7185th and 4893rd ($662 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 1st in China and Oman, respectively. Check China vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 1966th and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Muscat

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Chongqing Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.96
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$272
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$523
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.98
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2378
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.2
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.18
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.4
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27717
$8649

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Distance City Cost of living
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$575
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$607
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$618
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$642
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$609
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$682
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$560
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$609
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$574
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$625
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$568
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$627
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$611
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$551
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$577
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$593
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$624
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$660
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$588
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$587
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$591
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$550
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$612
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$572
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$570
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$605
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$581
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$559
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$614
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$604
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$555
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$603
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$596
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$596
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$613
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556

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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