Muscat vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2744
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$569
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1705
$1524
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
44
96
😀 Quality of life
68
80
🏙️ Population
1.42M
17.5M

The cost of living in Muscat is 20% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4635th and 5744th ($1126 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 16th in Oman and China, respectively. Check Oman vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Muscat compared to 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 3535th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.2
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.5
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.7
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.84
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8464
$24305

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$1164
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$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584