Muscat vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2617
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$560
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1786
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
42
53
😀 Quality of life
74
71
🏙️ Population
1.42M
9.4M

The cost of living in Muscat is 69% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4940th and 7431st ($1135 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 80th 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 1.3 months in Ningbo. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 2105th and 3738th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Ningbo

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Muscat Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.21
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$4.75
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.24%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1539
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.2
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.6
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.53
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.18
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.51
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10792
$15051

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1080
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$796
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$575
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1214
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1457
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2183
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1473
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$627
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$575
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$563
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$813
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$545
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2014
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$545
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1923
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$541
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$613
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1109
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1309
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1192
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$434
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$825
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$565
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$931
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$547
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1037
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$823
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$523
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$489
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$465

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525