Hefei vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1858
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$277
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$952
$1727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
93
44
😀 Quality of life
65
68
🏙️ Population
9.37M
1.42M

The cost of living in Hefei is 34% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6780th and 4893rd ($727 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 1st in China and Oman, respectively. Check China vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Hefei ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 4171st and 3189th 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
$2.86
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.1
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.81%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3971
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2140
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.68
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.57
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$8649

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$994
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548