Muscat vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1193
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2748
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$598
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$1012
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$140
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1664
$1198
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
42
53
😀 Quality of life
73
73
🏙️ Population
1.42M
9.4M

The cost of living in Muscat is 81% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4774th and 7558th ($1193 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 114th in Oman and China, respectively. Check Oman vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Muscat compared to 1.8 months in Ningbo. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 2223rd and 2343rd 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
$5.24
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.4
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1094
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.7
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.25%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2006
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1570
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.6
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.58
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.37
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.42
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.4
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10581
$15801

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1082
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$797
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$530
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1173
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1455
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2356
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1543
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$559
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$526
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$514
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$717
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$521
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2100
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$494
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$2015
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$700
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$497
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$558
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1062
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1340
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1218
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$421
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$816
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$505
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$965
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$485
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1059
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$778
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$471
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$457
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$917
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$454

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538