Muscat vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1110
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2698
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$551
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1053
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1727
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
44
96
😀 Quality of life
68
79
🏙️ Population
1.42M
17.7M

The cost of living in Muscat is 16% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4893rd and 5948th ($1110 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 3189th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$5.15
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1200
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.8
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.99%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1760
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1270
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.5
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.47
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.56
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$190
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8649
$24117

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$994
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$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
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$1050
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$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618