Guangzhou vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

Guangzhou Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2347
$2755
🏠 One person rent
$352
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$845
$1091
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$359
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.9
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1143
$1852
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
97
43
😀 Quality of life
77
69
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.42M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 32% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6512th and 4578th ($760 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 2nd in China and Oman, respectively. Check China vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 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 651st and 3406th 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
$3.48
$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$6.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$10.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1229
$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.7
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.6
$90.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14
$78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.74%
4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11921
$1815
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5116
$1180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$58.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.53
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.66
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$8.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$20.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$4.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$6.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.44
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$4.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$3.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.95
$9.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.3
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.7
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.8
$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$632
$186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21121
$7258

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$605
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$726
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$692
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$576
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$766
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$657
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$797
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$1043
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1601
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$798
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2411
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2720
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$866
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$819
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$811
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$788
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$773
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1073
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$771
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$562
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$495
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$811
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$928
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$847
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$957
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$664
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$831
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$808
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$989
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$565
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$644
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$521
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$626
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$581
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$592
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$607
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$508
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1255
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$790
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$803
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1109
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1306
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1395
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$743
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$956
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1335
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$1975
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1897
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$723
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$724
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1471
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$631
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$639
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$829
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$677
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1940
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$922
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1894
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$500
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$1012
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$598
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$772
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1326
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1023
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$358
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$827
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$732
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$782
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$926
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$745
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$962
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$698
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$872
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$727
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$749
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$898
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$795