Hefei vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Hefei | Muscat | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Hefei is 43% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 7405th and 4892nd ($625 vs $1090) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 1st in China and Oman, respectively. Check China vs Oman comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 3963rd and 2404th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 73 km or 45 mi | Huainan | |
| 74 km or 46 mi | Lu'an | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Tongcheng | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Ma'anshan | |
| 113 km or 70 mi | Tongling | |
| 118 km or 73 mi | Wuhu | |
| 119 km or 74 mi | Bengbu | |
| 122 km or 76 mi | Mingguang | |
| 135 km or 84 mi | Chizhou | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Nanjing | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Qianshan | |
| 153 km or 95 mi | Anqing | |
| 173 km or 107 mi | Xuancheng | |
| 178 km or 110 mi | Jurong | |
| 180 km or 112 mi | Fuyang | |
| 183 km or 114 mi | Yizheng | |
| 186 km or 116 mi | Tianchang | |
| 199 km or 124 mi | Suzhou | |
| 209 km or 130 mi | Zhenjiang | |
| 211 km or 131 mi | Yangzhou | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Ningguo | |
| 214 km or 133 mi | Liyang | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Danyang | |
| 227 km or 141 mi | Macheng | |
| 228 km or 141 mi | Gaoyou | |
| 229 km or 142 mi | Guangde | |
| 237 km or 147 mi | Huaibei | |
| 238 km or 148 mi | Jieshou | |
| 242 km or 151 mi | Yangzhong | |
| 243 km or 151 mi | Yongcheng | |
| 247 km or 153 mi | Yixing | |
| 248 km or 154 mi | Suqian | |
| 251 km or 156 mi | Huai'an | |
| 254 km or 158 mi | Changzhou | |
| 256 km or 159 mi | Taizhou | |
| 259 km or 161 mi | Huangshan | |
| 260 km or 162 mi | Taixing | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | Xuzhou | |
| 268 km or 167 mi | Xinghua |
Cities near Muscat
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 44 km or 27 mi |  Seeb | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Nizwa | |
| 277 km or 172 mi |  Chabahar | |
| 284 km or 177 mi |  Fujairah | |
| 297 km or 184 mi | Al Ain | |
| 356 km or 221 mi | Ras al-Khaimah | |
| 372 km or 231 mi | Ajman | |
| 375 km or 233 mi | Umm al-Quwain | |
| 377 km or 235 mi | Sharjah | |
| 380 km or 236 mi | Dubai | |
| 439 km or 273 mi | Abu Dhabi | |
| 451 km or 280 mi | Iranshahr | |
| 463 km or 288 mi | Bandar Abbas | |
| 503 km or 313 mi | Madinat Zayed | |
| 569 km or 354 mi | Jiroft | |
| 611 km or 380 mi | Bam | |
| 691 km or 429 mi | Zahedan | |
| 711 km or 442 mi | Sirjan | |
| 739 km or 459 mi |  Doha | |
| 740 km or 460 mi | Jahrom | |
| 752 km or 467 mi | Al Khor | |
| 757 km or 470 mi | Kerman | |
| 770 km or 479 mi | Fasa | |
| 797 km or 495 mi | Rafsanjan | |
| 858 km or 533 mi |  Riffa | |
| 858 km or 533 mi | Manama | |
| 860 km or 534 mi | Isa Town | |
| 865 km or 537 mi |  Karachi | |
| 870 km or 541 mi | Salalah | |
| 873 km or 543 mi | Zabol | |
| 898 km or 558 mi | Shiraz | |
| 901 km or 560 mi |  Dhahran | |
| 902 km or 561 mi | Marvdasht | |
| 911 km or 566 mi | Dammam | |
| 926 km or 575 mi | Al-Mubarraz | |
| 938 km or 583 mi | Qatif | |
| 960 km or 596 mi | Kazerun | |
| 966 km or 600 mi | Borazjan | |
| 973 km or 604 mi | Jubail | |
| 976 km or 606 mi | Bushehr |