Hangzhou vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$831
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2349
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$391
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$725
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.8
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1013
$1705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
91
44
😀 Quality of life
72
68
🏙️ Population
11.9M
1.42M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 26% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6270th and 4635th ($831 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 2nd in China and Oman, respectively. Check China vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Hangzhou ranked 10th best city to live in China vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 2093rd and 3535th 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
$3.85
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.3
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.84
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$895
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$596
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.39%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6914
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4027
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.3
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.39
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.04
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.14
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.8
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.54
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.7
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26569
$8464

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$755
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$707
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$725
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$720
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$707
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$811
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$677
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$694
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$687
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$771
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$789
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1190
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$731
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$731
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1074
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$713
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$719
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$688
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$690
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$713
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$644
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$675
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$741
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$625
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$651
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$682
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$898
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$645
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$625
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$763
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$524
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$746
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$735
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$682
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$740

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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