Muscat vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Muscat | Quanzhou | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Muscat is 69% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4892nd and 7256th ($1090 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 118th 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 34th in China, while ranked 2404th and 4015th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
| 44 km or 27 mi |  Seeb | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Nizwa | |
| 277 km or 172 mi |  Chabahar | |
| 284 km or 177 mi |  Fujairah | |
| 297 km or 184 mi | Al Ain | |
| 356 km or 221 mi | Ras al-Khaimah | |
| 372 km or 231 mi | Ajman | |
| 375 km or 233 mi | Umm al-Quwain | |
| 377 km or 235 mi | Sharjah | |
| 380 km or 236 mi | Dubai | |
| 439 km or 273 mi | Abu Dhabi | |
| 451 km or 280 mi | Iranshahr | |
| 463 km or 288 mi | Bandar Abbas | |
| 503 km or 313 mi | Madinat Zayed | |
| 569 km or 354 mi | Jiroft | |
| 611 km or 380 mi | Bam | |
| 691 km or 429 mi | Zahedan | |
| 711 km or 442 mi | Sirjan | |
| 739 km or 459 mi |  Doha | |
| 740 km or 460 mi | Jahrom | |
| 752 km or 467 mi | Al Khor | |
| 757 km or 470 mi | Kerman | |
| 770 km or 479 mi | Fasa | |
| 797 km or 495 mi | Rafsanjan | |
| 858 km or 533 mi |  Riffa | |
| 858 km or 533 mi | Manama | |
| 860 km or 534 mi | Isa Town | |
| 865 km or 537 mi |  Karachi | |
| 870 km or 541 mi | Salalah | |
| 873 km or 543 mi | Zabol | |
| 898 km or 558 mi | Shiraz | |
| 901 km or 560 mi |  Dhahran | |
| 902 km or 561 mi | Marvdasht | |
| 911 km or 566 mi | Dammam | |
| 926 km or 575 mi | Al-Mubarraz | |
| 938 km or 583 mi | Qatif | |
| 960 km or 596 mi | Kazerun | |
| 966 km or 600 mi | Borazjan | |
| 973 km or 604 mi | Jubail | |
| 976 km or 606 mi | Bushehr |
Cities near Quanzhou
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 11 km or 6.9 mi |  Jinjiang | |
| 59 km or 36 mi |  Kinmen | |
| 70 km or 44 mi | Xiamen | |
| 72 km or 45 mi | Putian | |
| 104 km or 64 mi | Zhangzhou | |
| 147 km or 92 mi | Fuzhou | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | Longyan | |
| 177 km or 110 mi | Sanming | |
| 197 km or 122 mi | Nanping | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Ningde | |
| 218 km or 136 mi | Changhua | |
| 227 km or 141 mi | Taichung | |
| 229 km or 142 mi | Miaoli | |
| 240 km or 149 mi | Douliu | |
| 240 km or 149 mi | Nantou | |
| 241 km or 150 mi | Hsinchu | |
| 242 km or 150 mi | Chaozhou | |
| 245 km or 152 mi | Zhubei | |
| 247 km or 154 mi | Chiayi | |
| 257 km or 160 mi | Shantou | |
| 259 km or 161 mi | Meizhou | |
| 265 km or 165 mi | Taoyuan | |
| 269 km or 167 mi | Tainan | |
| 271 km or 169 mi | Jieyang | |
| 289 km or 179 mi | New Taipei | |
| 297 km or 185 mi | Taipei | |
| 303 km or 188 mi | Puning | |
| 309 km or 192 mi | Kaohsiung | |
| 319 km or 198 mi | Keelung | |
| 320 km or 199 mi | Yilan | |
| 321 km or 199 mi | Wuyishan | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Taitung | |
| 379 km or 236 mi | Rui'an | |
| 381 km or 237 mi | Ganzhou | |
| 397 km or 247 mi | Shangrao | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Guixi | |
| 400 km or 249 mi | Wenzhou | |
| 401 km or 249 mi | Yingtan | |
| 407 km or 253 mi | Fuzhou | |
| 408 km or 254 mi | Shanwei |