Dongguan vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$257
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$1727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
69
44
😀 Quality of life
69
68
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.42M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 39% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 7055th and 4893rd ($678 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th 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 18th best city to live in China vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 3115th and 3189th 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
$2.12
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$8649

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$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623

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Distance City Cost of living
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$994
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$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