Hangzhou vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$843
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2415
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$389
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$786
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1129
$1727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
91
44
😀 Quality of life
71
68
🏙️ Population
11.9M
1.42M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 24% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6287th and 4893rd ($843 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 1st in China and Oman, respectively. Check China vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Hangzhou ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 2189th and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Muscat

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Hangzhou Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.79
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.96
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$507
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$994
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8017
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4326
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.21
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.52
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.72
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$491
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22679
$8649

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$742
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$585
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$698
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$708
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$703
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$702
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$731
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$733
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$690
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$749
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$771
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1136
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$706
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$718
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$729
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$702
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$685
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$612
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$694
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$633
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$674
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$719
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$630
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$620
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$661
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$903
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$651
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$629
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$738
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$748
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$712
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$674
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$774

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$994
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548