Muscat vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1110
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2698
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$551
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$1053
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1727
$758
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
44
61
😀 Quality of life
68
53
🏙️ Population
1.42M
9.4M

The cost of living in Muscat is 52% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4893rd and 6747th ($1110 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 63rd 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 months in Ningbo. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 3189th and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$5.15
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1200
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.8
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.99%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1760
$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1270
$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$4.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.5
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.47
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.56
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$190
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8649
$12898

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$994
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$612
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$742
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$702
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$585
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$843
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1136
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1028
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$708
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$712
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$749
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$706
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$706
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$731
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$718
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$738
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$719
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$776
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$661
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$702
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$698
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$620
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$719
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$685
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$703
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$690
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$729
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$674
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$633
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$771
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$674
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$630
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$629
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$694
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$676
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$651
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538