Hefei vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$643
$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1702
$2496
🏠 One person rent
$216
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$373
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$927
$1722
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
93
43
😀 Quality of life
69
75
🏙️ Population
9.37M
1.42M

The cost of living in Hefei is 40% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 7469th and 5037th ($643 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 1st in China and Oman, respectively. Check China vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hefei compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Hefei ranked 35th best city to live in China vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 4318th and 1796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Muscat

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Hefei Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.48
$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$385
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.6
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.1
$68.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.54%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3665
$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2183
$1333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.3
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.42
$9.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$3.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.02
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$6.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$5.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.4
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9056
$11063

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$620
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$601
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$631
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$592
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$656
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$629
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$672
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$509
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$583
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$617
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$753
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$567
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$532
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$659
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$618
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$595
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$590
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$610
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$582
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$531
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$602
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$637
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$639
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$597
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$592
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$617
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$642
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$570
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$563
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$597
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$570
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$674
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$602
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$654
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$601
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$620
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$622
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$499
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$663

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1078
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$792
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$573
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1228
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2521
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1419
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$624
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$568
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$557
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$808
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$534
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1849
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$530
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1770
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1201
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1237
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1230
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$430
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$817
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$553
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$908
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$530
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1008
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$873
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$503
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$477
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$930
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$453