Muscat vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1081
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2496
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$532
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1722
$931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
43
100
😀 Quality of life
75
77
🏙️ Population
1.42M
24.9M

The cost of living in Muscat is 4% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5037th and 4879th ($1081 vs $1128) 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 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 1796th and 1383rd 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
$5.15
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$4.79
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$555
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.7
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.39%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1488
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.08
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.61
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.46
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.44
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.86
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11063
$27624

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44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1078
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$792
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$573
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1228
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2521
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1419
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$624
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$568
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$557
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$808
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$534
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1849
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$530
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1770
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1201
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1237
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1230
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$430
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$817
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$553
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$908
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$530
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1008
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$873
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$503
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$477
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$930
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$453

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753