Hong Kong vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2614
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6294
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$1726
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$3471
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$501
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$242
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4054
$1705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
100
44
😀 Quality of life
89
68
🏙️ Population
7.41M
1.42M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 132% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 503rd and 4635th ($2614 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in China and Oman, respectively. Check China vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 168th and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Muscat

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Hong Kong Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.76
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.55
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.32
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2033
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1449
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4405
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2942
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$214
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$28583
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18618
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$3
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.14
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.38
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.17
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.92
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.9
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$896
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20363
$8464

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611

Cities near Muscat

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