Muscat vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2617
$2017
🏠 One person rent
$560
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1786
$799
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
42
18
😀 Quality of life
74
47
🏙️ Population
1.42M
6.49M

The cost of living in Muscat is 71% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 4940th and 7479th ($1135 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 91st 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 204th in China, while ranked 2105th and 6989th 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
$5.21
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$4.75
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.24%
3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$4424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1539
$2203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.2
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.6
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$5.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.53
$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$5.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.18
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.51
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$40.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$6.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10792
$30231

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44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1080
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$796
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$575
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1214
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1457
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2183
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1473
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$627
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$575
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$563
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$813
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$545
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2014
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$545
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1923
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$541
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$613
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1109
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1309
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1192
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$434
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$825
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$565
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$931
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$547
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1037
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$823
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$523
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$489
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$465

Cities near Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$586
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$610
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$594
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$617
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$428
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$628
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$595
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$598
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$697
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$682
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$539
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$667
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$599
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$544
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$634
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$654
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$634
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$644
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$763
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$705
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$646
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$579
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$602
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$665
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$860
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$656
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$603
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$652
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$588
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$680
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$661
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$680
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$630
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$677
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$643
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$651
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$682
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$668
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$603
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$633