Muscat vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1081
$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2496
$1442
🏠 One person rent
$532
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1722
$889
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
43
53
😀 Quality of life
75
70
🏙️ Population
1.42M
8.78M

The cost of living in Muscat is 74% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5037th and 7641st ($1081 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 138th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 1796th and 4086th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.79
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$555
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.7
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.39%
3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1488
$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.08
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.61
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.46
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.44
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.86
$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11063
$9321

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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
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$615
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$901
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$707
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$634
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$681
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$628
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$697
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$616
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$671
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$628
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$914
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$1006
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$695
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$894
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$894
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$993
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$454
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$868
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$914
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$669
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$894
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$451
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1135
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$579
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1030
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$802
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$600
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$854
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$700
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$897
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$650
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$578
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$753
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$586
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$589
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$941