Muscat vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1110
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2698
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$551
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$1053
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1727
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
44
90
😀 Quality of life
68
71
🏙️ Population
1.42M
13.9M

The cost of living in Muscat is 56% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4893rd and 6862nd ($1110 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 81st 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 3189th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$5.15
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1200
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.8
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.99%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1760
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1270
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.5
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.47
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.56
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$190
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8649
$16590

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$994
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$786
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$687
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$1232
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$1050
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$1603
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$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618