Muscat vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2617
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$560
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1786
$776
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
42
21
😀 Quality of life
74
46
🏙️ Population
1.42M
6.56M

The cost of living in Muscat is 89% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4940th and 7929th ($1135 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 2105th and 7123rd 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
$5.21
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$4.75
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.24%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1539
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.2
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.6
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.53
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.18
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.51
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10792
$11939

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Distance City Cost of living
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 Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615