Muscat vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2744
$1756
🏠 One person rent
$569
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1705
$833
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
44
98
😀 Quality of life
68
71
🏙️ Population
1.42M
12.3M

The cost of living in Muscat is 74% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 4635th and 7238th ($1126 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 185th 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 1.3 months in Wuhan. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Wuhan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 3535th and 2438th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.2
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.5
$1.66
 Cappuccino
$4.82
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$4486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$2439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.7
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$3.53
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.84
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8464
$11975

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$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

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$620
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$650
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$685
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$661
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$605
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$697
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$647
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$669
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$586
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$624
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$643
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$602
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$589
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$629
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$647
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$639
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$590
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$604
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$664
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$609
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$604
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$574
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$671
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$601
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$574
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$580
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$702
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$558
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$687
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$624
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$538
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$708
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$651
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$574
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$599
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$575