Chongqing vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2015
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$292
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$474
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.4
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$748
$1705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ 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 37% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6733rd and 4635th ($712 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 2nd in China and Oman, respectively. Check China vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Chongqing compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Chongqing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 2233rd and 3535th 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
$3.98
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$346
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5354
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1622
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.6
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.2
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.7
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27785
$8464

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$554
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$564
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$625
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$646
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$545
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$674
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$435
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$597
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$530
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$615
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$570
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$620
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$566
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$580
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$607
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$525
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$579
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$559
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$625
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$643
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$619
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$594
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$598
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$535
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$578
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$589
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$608
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$577
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$562
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$611
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$548
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$603
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$552
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$602
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$566
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$564
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$584
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$596
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$548

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1164
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$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
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$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