Guangzhou vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$333
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$1727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
97
44
😀 Quality of life
75
68
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.42M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 31% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6602nd and 4893rd ($763 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 1st in China and Oman, respectively. Check China vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 1036th and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Muscat

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Guangzhou Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.58
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$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
$457
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$8649

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$994
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$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