Hangzhou vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$860
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2401
$2617
🏠 One person rent
$405
$560
🏘️ Family rent
$719
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.5
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$912
$1786
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
84
42
😀 Quality of life
72
74
🏙️ Population
11.9M
1.42M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 24% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6527th and 4940th ($860 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 Hangzhou compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Hangzhou ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 3360th and 2105th 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
$4
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$4.12
$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
$522
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$310
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$964
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$566
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.3
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
5.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8066
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4023
$1539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$74.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$4.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$3.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.24
$6.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$4.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.8
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.66
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.5
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$477
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29918
$10792

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49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$680
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$594
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$652
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$667
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$644
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$782
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$684
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$598
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$671
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$652
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$683
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$665
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1126
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$669
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$644
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1002
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$623
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$661
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$650
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$584
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$628
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$617
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$636
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$697
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$604
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$557
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$620
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$680
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$626
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$636
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$611
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$701
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$525
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$669
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$646
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$765

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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