Muscat vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2617
$1325
🏠 One person rent
$560
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$321
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1786
$705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
42
58
😀 Quality of life
74
68
🏙️ Population
1.42M
10.6M

The cost of living in Muscat is 130% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 4940th and 8757th ($1135 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 518th 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 1.4 months in Shijiazhuang. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Shijiazhuang ranked 38th in China, while ranked 2105th and 4718th 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
$5.21
$1.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$0.79
☕ Cappuccino
$4.75
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.24%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1539
$1688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.2
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.6
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.53
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.18
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.51
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$5.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10792
$5006

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$519
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$524
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$521
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$525
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$558
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$528
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$550
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$512
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$562
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$568
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$508
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$466
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$468
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$542
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$562
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$540
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$572
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$545
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$567
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$492
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$518
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$555
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$645
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$646
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$523
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$734
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$621
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$505
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$540
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$531
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$610
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$666
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$584
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$659
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$630
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$770
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$716