Muscat vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1081
$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2496
$1953
🏠 One person rent
$532
$238
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1722
$767
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
43
20
😀 Quality of life
75
46
🏙️ Population
1.42M
6.44M

The cost of living in Muscat is 66% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 5037th and 7433rd ($1081 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 94th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Shangrao ranked 207th in China, while ranked 1796th and 6933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.79
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$555
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.7
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.39%
3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1488
$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.08
$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.61
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.46
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.44
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.86
$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11063
$28686

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44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1078
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$792
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$573
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1228
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$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
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$578
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$600
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$586
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$604
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$436
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$620
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$589
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$586
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$696
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$671
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$526
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$672
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$604
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$532
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$616
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$628
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$617
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$637
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$753
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$700
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$629
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$567
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$598
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$659
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$826
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$628
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$592
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$642
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$593
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$740
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$666
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$672
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$660
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$677
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$631
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$638
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$671
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$634
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$618
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$620