Guangzhou vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$2617
🏠 One person rent
$354
$560
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$1786
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
96
42
😀 Quality of life
74
74
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.42M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 31% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6835th and 4940th ($782 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 1st in China and Oman, respectively. Check China vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 2285th and 2105th 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
$2.86
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
5.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$74.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$4.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$3.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$6.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$4.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$10792

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1080
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$796
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$575
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1214
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1457
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2183
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1473
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$627
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$575
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$563
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$813
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$545
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2014
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$545
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1923
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$541
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$613
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1109
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1309
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1192
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$434
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$825
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$565
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$931
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$547
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1037
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$823
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$523
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$489
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$465