Muscat vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2617
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$560
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1786
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
42
95
😀 Quality of life
74
77
🏙️ Population
1.42M
17.5M

The cost of living in Muscat is 21% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4940th and 6106th ($1135 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 2105th and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Shenzhen

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Muscat Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.21
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$4.75
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.24%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1539
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.2
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.6
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.53
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.18
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.51
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10792
$22916

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638