Hefei vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$654
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1731
$2617
🏠 One person rent
$218
$560
🏘️ Family rent
$371
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$248
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$930
$1786
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
84
42
😀 Quality of life
71
74
🏙️ Population
9.37M
1.42M

The cost of living in Hefei is 42% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 7557th and 4940th ($654 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 105th 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 22nd best city to live in China vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 3551st and 2105th 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
$2.98
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.4
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$384
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$298
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.4
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.9
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.4
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.44%
5.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3689
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1986
$1539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.9
$74.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.47
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$4.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.19
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$3.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.46
$6.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$4.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.4
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.75
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.7
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9430
$10792

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$633
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$615
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$647
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$603
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$669
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$646
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$680
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$519
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$594
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$634
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$765
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$579
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$544
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$665
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$626
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$601
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$601
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$623
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$592
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$525
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$618
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$644
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$652
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$604
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$608
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$632
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$652
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$581
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$556
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$611
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$581
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$684
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$617
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$661
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$623
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$675
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$628
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$514
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$677

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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