Muscat vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Muscat Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2755
$1513
🏠 One person rent
$554
$313
🏘️ Family rent
$1091
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$359
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$71.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1852
$1026
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
43
52
😀 Quality of life
69
56
🏙️ Population
1.42M
8.78M

The cost of living in Muscat is 63% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4578th and 6865th ($1123 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 115th 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 1.5 months in Quanzhou. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Quanzhou ranked 31st in China, while ranked 3406th and 5853rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.22
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$13.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.99
$3.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.4
$4.15
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1209
$556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$24.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.97%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1815
$2778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1180
$1670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.3
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$2.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.64
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.9
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.41
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.02
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.96
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.83
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$14
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.13
$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.3
$23.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.98
$8.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$34.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$186
$164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7258
$12808

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1255
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$790
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$803
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1109
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1306
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1395
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$743
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$956
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1335
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$1975
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1897
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$723
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$724
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1471
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$631
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$639
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$829
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$677
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1940
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$922
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1894
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$500
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$1012
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$598
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$772
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1326
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1023
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$358
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$827
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$732
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$782
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$926
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$745
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$962
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$698
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$872
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$727
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$749
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$898
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$795

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$685
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$865
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$792
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$688
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$753
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$680
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$508
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$671
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$679
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$709
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$884
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$971
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$690
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$866
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$869
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$827
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$808
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$911
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$888
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$989
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$847
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$805
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$1003
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$957
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1032
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1127
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$928
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$903
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$913
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$896
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$646
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$1000
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$762
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$831
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$704
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$651
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$819
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$656
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$647
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1073