Muscat vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2744
$1829
🏠 One person rent
$569
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1705
$813
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
44
53
😀 Quality of life
68
53
🏙️ Population
1.42M
8.78M

The cost of living in Muscat is 64% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4635th and 6882nd ($1126 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 102nd in Oman and China, respectively. Check Oman vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Muscat compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 3535th and 6124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.2
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.5
$1.32
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.7
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.84
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8464
$19406

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$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$676
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$851
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$721
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$675
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$719
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$664
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$667
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$678
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$890
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$995
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$746
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$791
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$857
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$860
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$588
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$917
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$725
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$799
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$913
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$716
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1011
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$738
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$860
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$863
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$655
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$952
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$744
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$812
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$721
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$643
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$787
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$645
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$620
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1083