Muscat vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1110
$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2698
$1789
🏠 One person rent
$551
$258
🏘️ Family rent
$1053
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1727
$759
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
44
19
😀 Quality of life
68
38
🏙️ Population
1.42M
9.71M

The cost of living in Muscat is 69% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 4893rd and 7242nd ($1110 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 159th in Oman and China, respectively. Check Oman vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 1.2 months in Nanyang. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Nanyang ranked 314th in China, while ranked 3189th and 7154th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$4.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$5.15
$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1200
$423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.8
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.99%
4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1760
$3339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1270
$1967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$3.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.5
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.47
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.56
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$79.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$190
$367
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8649
$14023

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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

Cities near Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$614
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$587
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$614
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$594
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$591
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$611
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$622
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$555
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$659
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$599
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$612
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$571
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$650
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$610
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$574
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$542
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$683
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$568
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$541
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$559
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$521
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$647
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$535
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$599
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$599
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$517
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$531
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$612
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$522
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$647
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$598
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$606
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$551
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$533
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$554
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$525
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$626
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$575
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$502