Muscat vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2744
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$569
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1705
$1041
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
44
90
😀 Quality of life
68
73
🏙️ Population
1.42M
13.9M

The cost of living in Muscat is 64% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4635th and 6886th ($1126 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 104th 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 1.5 months in Tianjin. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Tianjin ranked 8th in China, while ranked 3535th and 1662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.2
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.5
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.7
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.84
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8464
$16123

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$1164
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$667
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$733
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$650
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$607
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$772
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$633
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$677
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$583
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1065
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$713
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$633
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$587
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$594
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$678
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$637
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$466
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$572
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$643
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$539
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$592
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$621
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$549
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$650
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$506
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$700
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$555
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$569
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$545
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$598
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$525
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$633
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$570
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$587
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$538
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$525
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$600