Muscat vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1193
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2748
$1599
🏠 One person rent
$598
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$1012
$390
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$140
$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1664
$912
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
42
25
😀 Quality of life
73
47
🏙️ Population
1.42M
6.23M

The cost of living in Muscat is 100% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 4774th and 8011th ($1193 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 270th 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 1.5 months in Xinyang. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Xinyang ranked 218th in China, while ranked 2223rd and 7026th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Xinyang

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Muscat Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.24
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$16.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.4
$0.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1094
$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.7
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$54.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.25%
3.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2006
$3666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1570
$1936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.6
$18.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$3.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.58
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.37
$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.42
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.4
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$5.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$6.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$419
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10581
$8362

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$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

Cities near Xinyang

Distance City Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$589
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$593
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$599
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$595
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$562
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$643
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$610
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$521
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$600
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$585
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$519
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$624
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$583
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$657
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$575
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$567
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$610
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$573
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$556
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$575
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$613
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$533
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$555
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$664
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$619
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$649
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$487
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$587
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$545
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$516
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$691
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$650
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$504
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$658
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$541
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$600
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$514
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$529
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$638
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$554