Muscat vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1193
$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2748
$1387
🏠 One person rent
$598
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$1012
$339
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$187
🚐 Transport expenses
$140
$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1664
$800
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
42
58
😀 Quality of life
73
68
🏙️ Population
1.42M
10.6M

The cost of living in Muscat is 129% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 4774th and 8567th ($1193 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 492nd in Oman and China, respectively. Check Oman vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Muscat compared to 1.5 months in Shijiazhuang. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Shijiazhuang ranked 36th in China, while ranked 2223rd and 4412th 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
$5.24
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.4
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$120
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1094
$387
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.7
$53
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$6.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.25%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2006
$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1570
$1671
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.6
$13.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$2.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$3.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.58
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.37
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.42
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.4
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$35
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10581
$5149

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1082
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$797
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$530
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1173
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1455
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2356
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1543
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$559
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$526
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$514
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$717
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$521
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2100
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$494
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$2015
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$700
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$497
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$558
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1062
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1340
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1218
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$421
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$816
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$505
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$965
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$485
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1059
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$778
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$471
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$457
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$917
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$454

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$541
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$541
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$541
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$539
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$556
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$541
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$567
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$525
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$579
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$574
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$522
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$480
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$480
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$550
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$576
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$549
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$586
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$556
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$580
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$549
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$511
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$539
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$574
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$666
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$666
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$538
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$764
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$623
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$508
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$549
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$538
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$629
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$684
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$599
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$637
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$645
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$789
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$740