Muscat vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1127
$637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2759
$1771
🏠 One person rent
$563
$247
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$464
🍽️ Food expenses
$356
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$84.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1745
$837
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
43
98
😀 Quality of life
69
72
🏙️ Population
1.42M
12.3M

The cost of living in Muscat is 77% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 4520th and 7124th ($1127 vs $637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 174th 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 11th in China, while ranked 3287th and 2026th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.17
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$1.71
☕ Cappuccino
$4.92
$3.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$567
$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$594
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$846
$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.8
$33.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.84%
4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1652
$4411
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1127
$2368
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.3
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$3.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.58
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.02
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$3.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.88
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.88
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.16
$5.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.3
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.98
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.3
$69.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.4
$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$190
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8100
$15643

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44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1242
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$787
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1127
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1276
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1523
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$642
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$951
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1359
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2045
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1955
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$683
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$703
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1498
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$599
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$606
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$824
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$651
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1928
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$890
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1872
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$485
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$983
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$572
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$732
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1335
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$992
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$362
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$822
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$564
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$785
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$977
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$732
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$996
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$652
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$938
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$705
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$717
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$885
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$757

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$611
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$641
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$681
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$655
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$599
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$689
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$645
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$656
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$590
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$619
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$628
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$604
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$618
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$589
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$622
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$628
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$620
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$632
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$650
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$591
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$662
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$636
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$649
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$613
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$621
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$642
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$608
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$606
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$590
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$617
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$672
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$621
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$662
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$631
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$578
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$657
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$646
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$600
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$625
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$681