Guangzhou vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Guangzhou | Muscat | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Guangzhou is 29% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6548th and 4892nd ($774 vs $1090) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 1055th and 2404th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 51 km or 32 mi | Dongguan | |
| 63 km or 39 mi | Jiangmen | |
| 65 km or 41 mi | Qingyuan | |
| 67 km or 42 mi | Zhongshan | |
| 83 km or 52 mi | Zhaoqing | |
| 100 km or 62 mi | Zhuhai | |
| 102 km or 63 mi | Kaiping | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | Shenzhen | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Macau | |
| 118 km or 73 mi | Huizhou | |
| 127 km or 79 mi | Yunfu | |
| 131 km or 81 mi | Kowloon | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Hong Kong | |
| 162 km or 100 mi | Heyuan | |
| 189 km or 117 mi | Shaoguan | |
| 194 km or 121 mi | Yangjiang | |
| 202 km or 126 mi | Wuzhou | |
| 205 km or 127 mi | Lianzhou | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Shanwei | |
| 225 km or 140 mi | Hezhou | |
| 281 km or 175 mi | Gaozhou | |
| 291 km or 181 mi | Maoming | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Chenzhou | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Puning | |
| 319 km or 198 mi | Meizhou | |
| 321 km or 199 mi | Jieyang | |
| 323 km or 201 mi | Yulin | |
| 345 km or 214 mi | Ganzhou | |
| 349 km or 217 mi | Chaozhou | |
| 352 km or 219 mi | Shantou | |
| 364 km or 226 mi | Zhanjiang | |
| 373 km or 232 mi | Guigang | |
| 384 km or 239 mi | Guilin | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | Yongzhou | |
| 414 km or 257 mi | Liuzhou | |
| 416 km or 259 mi | Laibin | |
| 424 km or 264 mi | Hengyang | |
| 440 km or 273 mi | Longyan | |
| 460 km or 286 mi | Haikou |
Cities near Muscat
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 44 km or 27 mi |  Seeb | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Nizwa | |
| 277 km or 172 mi |  Chabahar | |
| 284 km or 177 mi |  Fujairah | |
| 297 km or 184 mi | Al Ain | |
| 356 km or 221 mi | Ras al-Khaimah | |
| 372 km or 231 mi | Ajman | |
| 375 km or 233 mi | Umm al-Quwain | |
| 377 km or 235 mi | Sharjah | |
| 380 km or 236 mi | Dubai | |
| 439 km or 273 mi | Abu Dhabi | |
| 451 km or 280 mi | Iranshahr | |
| 463 km or 288 mi | Bandar Abbas | |
| 503 km or 313 mi | Madinat Zayed | |
| 569 km or 354 mi | Jiroft | |
| 611 km or 380 mi | Bam | |
| 691 km or 429 mi | Zahedan | |
| 711 km or 442 mi | Sirjan | |
| 739 km or 459 mi |  Doha | |
| 740 km or 460 mi | Jahrom | |
| 752 km or 467 mi | Al Khor | |
| 757 km or 470 mi | Kerman | |
| 770 km or 479 mi | Fasa | |
| 797 km or 495 mi | Rafsanjan | |
| 858 km or 533 mi |  Riffa | |
| 858 km or 533 mi | Manama | |
| 860 km or 534 mi | Isa Town | |
| 865 km or 537 mi |  Karachi | |
| 870 km or 541 mi | Salalah | |
| 873 km or 543 mi | Zabol | |
| 898 km or 558 mi | Shiraz | |
| 901 km or 560 mi |  Dhahran | |
| 902 km or 561 mi | Marvdasht | |
| 911 km or 566 mi | Dammam | |
| 926 km or 575 mi | Al-Mubarraz | |
| 938 km or 583 mi | Qatif | |
| 960 km or 596 mi | Kazerun | |
| 966 km or 600 mi | Borazjan | |
| 973 km or 604 mi | Jubail | |
| 976 km or 606 mi | Bushehr |