Guangzhou vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$2496
🏠 One person rent
$322
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$1722
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
97
43
😀 Quality of life
75
75
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.42M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 30% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6838th and 5037th ($758 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th 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 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 2100th and 1796th 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
$2.82
$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$68.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$1333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$9.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$3.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$6.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$5.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$11063

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

Cities near Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1078
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$792
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$573
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1228
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2521
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1419
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$624
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$568
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$557
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$808
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$534
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1849
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$530
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1770
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1201
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1237
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1230
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$430
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$817
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$553
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$908
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$530
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1008
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$873
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$503
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$477
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$930
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$453