Dongguan vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$2617
🏠 One person rent
$259
$560
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.6
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$1786
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
67
42
😀 Quality of life
71
74
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.42M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 41% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 7469th and 4940th ($666 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 1st in China and Oman, respectively. Check China vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 3662nd and 2105th 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
$2.36
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
5.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6553
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3642
$1539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$74.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$4.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$3.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$6.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$4.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22205
$10792

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$782
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$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608

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$1080
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$796
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$575
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$1214
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$1457
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
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$2183
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1473
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$627
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$575
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$563
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$813
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$545
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2014
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$545
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1923
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$541
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$613
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1109
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1309
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1192
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$434
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$825
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$565
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$931
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$547
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1037
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$793
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$823
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$523
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$489
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$465