Muscat vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1081
$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2496
$1608
🏠 One person rent
$532
$227
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$387
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1722
$671
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
43
24
😀 Quality of life
75
45
🏙️ Population
1.42M
6.56M

The cost of living in Muscat is 79% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5037th and 7790th ($1081 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 167th 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 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 1796th and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$4.79
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$555
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.7
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.39%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1488
$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.08
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.61
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.46
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.44
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.86
$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11063
$10279

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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
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$564
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$634
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$622
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$571
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$527
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$569
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$571
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$595
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$592
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$487
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$537
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$750
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$568
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$612
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$546
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$511
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$595
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$765
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$547
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$618
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$766
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$572
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$548
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$593
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$587
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$660
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$534
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$596
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$590
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$897
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$574
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$558
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$599