Muscat vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1110
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2698
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$551
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$1053
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1727
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
44
100
😀 Quality of life
68
79
🏙️ Population
1.42M
24.9M

The cost of living in Muscat is 2% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4893rd and 4780th ($1110 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Oman and China, respectively. Check Oman vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 3189th and 571st 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
$5.16
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$5.15
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1200
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.8
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.99%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1760
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1270
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.5
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.47
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.56
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$190
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8649
$31401

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$994
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$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
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$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774