Muscat vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1193
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2748
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$598
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$1012
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$140
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1664
$827
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
42
21
😀 Quality of life
73
46
🏙️ Population
1.42M
6.56M

The cost of living in Muscat is 97% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4774th and 7943rd ($1193 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 2223rd and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Shaoyang

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Muscat Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.24
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.4
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1094
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.7
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.25%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2006
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1570
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.6
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.58
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.37
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.42
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.4
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10581
$13867

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619