Muscat vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2744
$1910
🏠 One person rent
$569
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1705
$643
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
44
24
😀 Quality of life
68
41
🏙️ Population
1.42M
7.82M

The cost of living in Muscat is 52% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4635th and 6604th ($1126 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 53rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Shangqiu ranked 319th in China, while ranked 3535th and 7053rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.2
$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.5
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.7
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.84
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8464
$14498

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$1164
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$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
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$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
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$621
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1400
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$604
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$746
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$541
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$668
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$584
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$594
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$617
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$640
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$532
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$626
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$616
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$801
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$660
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$599
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$563
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$554
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$608
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$599
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$613
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$585
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$506
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$583
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$640
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$570
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$579
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$542
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$610
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$651
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$532
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$605
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$589
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$550
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$583
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$543