Muscat vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1193
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2748
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$598
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$1012
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$140
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1664
$771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
42
49
😀 Quality of life
73
71
🏙️ Population
1.42M
8.78M

The cost of living in Muscat is 84% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4774th and 7630th ($1193 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 134th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 2223rd and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Quanzhou

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Muscat Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.24
$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.4
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1094
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.7
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.25%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2006
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1570
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.6
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.58
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.37
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.42
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.4
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10581
$9745

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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
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954