Muscat vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2744
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$569
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1705
$608
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
44
71
😀 Quality of life
68
63
🏙️ Population
1.42M
10.6M

The cost of living in Muscat is 132% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 4635th and 8597th ($1126 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 537th in Oman and China, respectively. Check Oman vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Muscat compared to 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Shijiazhuang ranked 31st in China, while ranked 3535th and 4919th 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
$5.2
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.5
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$255
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$33.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$51.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$2477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$1720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.7
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.84
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$33.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8464
$4869

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$525
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$545
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$569
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$549
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$539
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$569
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$592
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$587
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$598
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$650
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$466
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$599
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$587
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$601
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$583
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$613
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$576
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$573
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$621
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$509
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$572
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$594
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$633
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$650
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$522
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$713
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$633
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$521
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$570
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$617
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$625
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$643
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$572
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$739
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$607
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$707
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$733