Muscat vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1081
$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2496
$1985
🏠 One person rent
$532
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$533
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1722
$768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
43
60
😀 Quality of life
75
57
🏙️ Population
1.42M
9.4M

The cost of living in Muscat is 52% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 5037th and 7025th ($1081 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 46th 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 1.1 months in Ningbo. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Ningbo ranked 49th in China, while ranked 1796th and 6133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$4.79
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$555
$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.7
$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.39%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1488
$5268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.08
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.61
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.46
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.44
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.86
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11063
$15234

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1078
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$792
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$573
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1228
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2521
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1419
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$624
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$568
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$557
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$808
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$534
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1849
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$530
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1770
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1201
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1237
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1230
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$430
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$817
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$553
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$908
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$530
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1008
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$873
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$503
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$477
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$930
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$453

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$576
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$740
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$666
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$597
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$826
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1128
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1003
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$672
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$631
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$673
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$771
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$586
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$632
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$696
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$679
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$696
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$753
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$612
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$674
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$642
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$547
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$700
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$634
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$637
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$639
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$601
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$621
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$604
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$659
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$622
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$630
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$597
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$597
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$620
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$634
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$618
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$531