Muscat vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2744
$2070
🏠 One person rent
$569
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$526
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1705
$724
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
44
20
😀 Quality of life
68
43
🏙️ Population
1.42M
6.49M

The cost of living in Muscat is 56% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 4635th and 6691st ($1126 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 70th 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 1 months in Shangrao. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Shangrao ranked 244th in China, while ranked 3535th and 6824th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.2
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.5
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$2536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.7
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$4.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.84
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$5.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8464
$20642

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$1164
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$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$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
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$643
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$655
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$645
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$644
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$677
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$713
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$620
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$811
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$741
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$678
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$538
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$725
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$664
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$708
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$667
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$694
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$700
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$720
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$787
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$744
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$728
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$671
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$647
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$789
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$831
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$664
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$687
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$707
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$581
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$755
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$719
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$898
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$613
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$735
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$699
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$669
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$697
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$675
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$587
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$696