Muscat vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1110
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2698
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$551
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1053
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$186
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$67.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1727
$623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
44
71
😀 Quality of life
68
61
🏙️ Population
1.42M
10.6M

The cost of living in Muscat is 119% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 4893rd and 8633rd ($1110 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 531st 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 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Shijiazhuang ranked 35th in China, while ranked 3189th and 5079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Shijiazhuang

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Muscat Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$1.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.15
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1200
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$67.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.8
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.99%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1760
$2374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1270
$1669
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$2.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.5
$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$3.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.47
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.56
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$71.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$190
$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8649
$4947

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$994
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$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

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$547
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$555
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$568
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$588
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$614
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$572
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$575
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$605
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$632
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$637
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$616
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$677
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$482
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$608
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$620
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$609
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$611
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$634
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$577
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$598
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$670
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$500
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$649
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$675
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$679
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$507
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$769
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$720
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$538
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$597
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$608
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$619
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$648
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$668
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$747
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$693
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$729
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$734