Muscat vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2744
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$569
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1705
$1455
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
44
100
😀 Quality of life
68
78
🏙️ Population
1.42M
24.9M

The cost of living in Muscat is 5% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4635th and 4461st ($1126 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 Shanghai. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 3535th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Shanghai

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Muscat Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.2
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.5
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.7
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.84
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8464
$28143

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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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740