Foshan vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$156
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$1705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
95
44
😀 Quality of life
73
68
🏙️ Population
9.5M
1.42M

The cost of living in Foshan is 49% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 7900th and 4635th ($575 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 2nd in China and Oman, respectively. Check China vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 1721st and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Foshan Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$8464

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$812
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$589
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$791
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$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638

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$1164
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$787
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$779
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$1191
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$1132
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$1584
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$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
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$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
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$1375
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$1327
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$417
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$844
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$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
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$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
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$646