Muscat vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1081
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2496
$1652
🏠 One person rent
$532
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$416
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1722
$648
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
43
24
😀 Quality of life
75
44
🏙️ Population
1.42M
7.82M

The cost of living in Muscat is 81% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5037th and 7835th ($1081 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 183rd 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 1796th and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.79
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$555
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.7
$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.39%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1488
$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.08
$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.61
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.46
$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.44
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.86
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11063
$17107

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$1078
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$792
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$573
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1228
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$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
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$570
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$807
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$570
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$572
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$478
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$564
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$582
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$567
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$563
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$563
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$499
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$582
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$558
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$585
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$595
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$507
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$517
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$522
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$553
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$553
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$530
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$506
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$504
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$502
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$527
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$523
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$511
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$518
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$513
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$567
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$580
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$547
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$516
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$509
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$544
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$538
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$517