Muscat vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2617
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$560
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1786
$983
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
42
65
😀 Quality of life
74
72
🏙️ Population
1.42M
12.7M

The cost of living in Muscat is 45% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4940th and 6833rd ($1135 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 2105th and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Suzhou

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Muscat Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.21
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.75
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.24%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1539
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.2
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.6
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.53
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.18
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.51
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10792
$17664

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623