Foshan vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$185
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$1727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
95
44
😀 Quality of life
70
68
🏙️ Population
9.5M
1.42M

The cost of living in Foshan is 46% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 7753rd and 4893rd ($602 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 1st in China and Oman, respectively. Check China vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 2359th and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Muscat

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Foshan Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$8649

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$763
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$830
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$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660

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$994
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$786
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$687
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$1232
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$1050
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$1603
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$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
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$429
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$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