Muscat vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1193
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2748
$2040
🏠 One person rent
$598
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$1012
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$140
$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1664
$801
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
42
18
😀 Quality of life
73
46
🏙️ Population
1.42M
6.49M

The cost of living in Muscat is 75% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 4774th and 7385th ($1193 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 80th in Oman and China, respectively. Check Oman vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Muscat compared to 1.2 months in Shangrao. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Shangrao ranked 234th in China, while ranked 2223rd and 7068th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Shangrao

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Muscat Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.24
$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.4
$0.75
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1094
$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$323
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.7
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$44.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.25%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2006
$5055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1570
$2527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.6
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$5.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.58
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.37
$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.42
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.4
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$7.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$6.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10581
$25646

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44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1082
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$797
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$530
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1173
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1455
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2356
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1543
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$559
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$526
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$514
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$717
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$521
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2100
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$494
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$2015
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$700
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$497
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$558
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1062
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1340
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1218
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$421
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$816
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$505
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$965
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$485
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1059
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$778
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$471
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$457
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$917
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$454

Cities near Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$596
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$617
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$603
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$628
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$435
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$646
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$603
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$611
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$686
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$689
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$542
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$696
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$615
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$551
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$640
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$672
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$652
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$661
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$774
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$717
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$653
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$587
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$618
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$684
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$899
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$679
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$612
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$667
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$592
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$670
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$677
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$671
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$632
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$687
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$680
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$658
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$691
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$673
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$610
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$628