Muscat vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1193
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2748
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$598
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$1012
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$140
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1664
$1162
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
42
81
😀 Quality of life
73
74
🏙️ Population
1.42M
13.9M

The cost of living in Muscat is 75% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4774th and 7400th ($1193 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 83rd 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 1.7 months in Tianjin. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 2223rd and 2024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Tianjin

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Muscat Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.24
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.4
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$3.65
🥤 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
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1094
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.7
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.25%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2006
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1570
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.6
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.58
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.37
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.42
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.4
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10581
$16559

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546