Muscat vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1110
$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2698
$2025
🏠 One person rent
$551
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$1053
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1727
$679
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
44
24
😀 Quality of life
68
38
🏙️ Population
1.42M
7.82M

The cost of living in Muscat is 43% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4893rd and 6542nd ($1110 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Shangqiu ranked 316th in China, while ranked 3189th and 7163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$5.15
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1200
$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.8
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.99%
4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1760
$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1270
$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$3.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.5
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.47
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.56
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$190
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8649
$18304

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$994
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$687
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$1232
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$1050
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$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
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$633
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1433
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$613
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$819
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$623
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$688
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$599
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$598
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$619
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$670
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$528
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$639
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$630
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$826
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$673
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$610
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$568
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$559
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$612
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$620
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$623
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$586
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$522
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$588
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$648
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$571
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$565
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$541
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$612
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$659
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$593
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$538
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$524
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$611
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$587
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$580
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$502
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$542