Dongguan vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$2496
🏠 One person rent
$263
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$1722
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
69
43
😀 Quality of life
72
75
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.42M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 39% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 7341st and 5037th ($662 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 1st in China and Oman, respectively. Check China vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 3389th and 1796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Muscat

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Dongguan Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$68.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$1333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$9.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$3.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$6.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$5.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$11063

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$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1078
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$792
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$573
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1228
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2521
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1419
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$624
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$568
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$557
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$808
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$534
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1849
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$530
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1770
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1201
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1237
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1230
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$430
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$817
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$553
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$908
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$530
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1008
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$873
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$503
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$477
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$930
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$453