Hefei vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$670
$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1770
$2748
🏠 One person rent
$214
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$368
$1012
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1012
$1664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
84
42
😀 Quality of life
71
73
🏙️ Population
9.37M
1.42M

The cost of living in Hefei is 44% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 7494th and 4774th ($670 vs $1193) 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 1.5 months in Hefei compared to 1.4 months in Muscat. Hefei ranked 22nd best city to live in China vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 3146th and 2223rd 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
$2.65
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.4
$7.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$12.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$288
$734
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.17%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3568
$2006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$1570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$77.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$4.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.2
$65.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8681
$10581

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$628
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$624
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$650
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$612
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$674
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$653
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$671
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$523
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$602
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$652
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$789
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$587
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$551
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$684
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$644
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$613
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$620
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$635
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$605
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$623
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$661
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$657
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$623
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$610
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$644
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$667
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$595
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$567
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$627
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$588
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$663
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$633
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$672
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$636
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$693
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$646
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$651
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$531
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$693

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1082
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$797
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$530
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1173
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1455
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2356
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1543
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$559
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$526
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$514
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$717
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$521
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2100
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$494
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$2015
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$700
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$497
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$558
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1062
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1340
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1218
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$421
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$816
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$505
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$965
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$485
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1059
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$778
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$471
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$457
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$917
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$454