Hefei vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$707
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1809
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$269
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$483
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$933
$1705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
93
44
😀 Quality of life
67
68
🏙️ Population
9.37M
1.42M

The cost of living in Hefei is 37% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6756th and 4635th ($707 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 82nd and 2nd 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 1.5 months in Muscat. Hefei ranked 28th best city to live in China vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 3921st and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hefei Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$554
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$388
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.3
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.6
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.87%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.85
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.53
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.6
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.41
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$238
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8280
$8464

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$696
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$655
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$702
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$687
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$746
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$728
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$898
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$532
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$624
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$700
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$740
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$671
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$708
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$789
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$645
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$660
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$626
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$524
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$631
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$720
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$694
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$625
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$643
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$652
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$707
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$604
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$617
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$625
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$621
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$707
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$641
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$699
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$713
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$713
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$532
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$696

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646