Muscat vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2744
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$569
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1705
$828
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
44
61
😀 Quality of life
68
56
🏙️ Population
1.42M
9.4M

The cost of living in Muscat is 66% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4635th and 6976th ($1126 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 122nd in Oman and China, respectively. Check Oman vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Muscat compared to 1.2 months in Ningbo. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 3535th and 5865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.2
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.5
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.7
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.84
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8464
$9922

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524