Muscat vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1193
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2748
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$598
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$1012
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$140
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1664
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
42
99
😀 Quality of life
73
76
🏙️ Population
1.42M
24.9M

The cost of living in Muscat is 4% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4774th and 4880th ($1193 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 2223rd and 1178th 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
$5.24
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.4
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1094
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.7
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.25%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2006
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1570
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.6
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.58
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.37
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.42
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.4
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10581
$27610

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$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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789