Muscat vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1110
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2698
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$551
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$1053
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1727
$727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
44
24
😀 Quality of life
68
39
🏙️ Population
1.42M
6.56M

The cost of living in Muscat is 81% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4893rd and 7649th ($1110 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 262nd 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 Shaoyang. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 3189th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$5.15
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1200
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.8
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.99%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1760
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1270
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.5
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.47
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.56
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$190
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8649
$10066

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$994
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$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610