Muscat vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1110
$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2698
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$551
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$1053
$502
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1727
$930
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
44
98
😀 Quality of life
68
70
🏙️ Population
1.42M
12.3M

The cost of living in Muscat is 61% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 4893rd and 6979th ($1110 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 100th 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 1.3 months in Wuhan. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 3189th and 2526th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$5.15
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1200
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.8
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.99%
4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1760
$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1270
$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.5
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.47
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.56
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$190
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8649
$9062

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$994
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$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
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$646
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$681
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$705
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$674
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$626
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$714
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$663
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$676
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$610
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$647
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$659
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$614
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$612
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$606
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$647
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$646
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$592
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$650
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$599
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$623
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$670
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$605
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$612
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$566
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$636
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$599
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$575
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$573
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$706
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$552
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$658
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$622
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$521
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$642
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$659
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$580
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$619
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$611