Muscat vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1081
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2496
$1842
🏠 One person rent
$532
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1722
$940
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
43
89
😀 Quality of life
75
74
🏙️ Population
1.42M
13.9M

The cost of living in Muscat is 67% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5037th and 7452nd ($1081 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 98th 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 1.5 months in Tianjin. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 1796th and 2435th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.79
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$555
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.7
$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.39%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1488
$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.08
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.61
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.46
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.44
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.86
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11063
$18657

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$1078
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$792
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$573
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1228
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2521
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1419
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$624
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$568
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$557
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$808
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$534
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1849
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$530
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1770
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1201
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1237
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1230
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$430
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$817
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$553
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$908
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$530
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1008
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$873
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$503
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$477
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$930
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$453

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$641
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$707
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$634
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$619
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$750
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$638
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$688
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$565
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1029
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$724
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$634
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$558
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$660
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$614
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$456
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$580
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$616
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$533
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$505
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$480
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$574
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$454
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$741
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$654
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$523
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$527
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$499
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$535
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$615
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$544
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$550
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$562
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$573