Guangzhou vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$333
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$1705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ 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 34% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6607th and 4635th ($742 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th 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 1.5 months in Muscat. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 955th and 3535th 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
$4.17
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$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
$1.16
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$8464

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$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
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$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
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$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
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$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
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646