Muscat vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1081
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2496
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$532
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1722
$969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
43
96
😀 Quality of life
75
78
🏙️ Population
1.42M
17.5M

The cost of living in Muscat is 23% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5037th and 6334th ($1081 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 Shenzhen. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 1796th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$4.79
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$555
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.7
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.39%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1488
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.08
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.61
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.46
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.44
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.86
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11063
$22402

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634