Muscat vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2744
$1761
🏠 One person rent
$569
$270
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$469
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$75.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1705
$853
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
44
28
😀 Quality of life
68
44
🏙️ Population
1.42M
6.23M

The cost of living in Muscat is 71% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 4635th and 7132nd ($1126 vs $658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 162nd 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 Xinyang. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Xinyang ranked 204th in China, while ranked 3535th and 6731st among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.2
$3.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.5
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$57.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$4031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$2204
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.7
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$3.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.84
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$5.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$5.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$63.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$385
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8464
$13167

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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 Xinyang

Distance City Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$629
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$639
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$651
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$624
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$614
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$650
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$643
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$589
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$605
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$589
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$608
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$620
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$594
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$646
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$642
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$617
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$584
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$590
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$601
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$624
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$660
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$605
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$622
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$685
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$586
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$661
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$599
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$604
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$570
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$697
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$702
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$563
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$669
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$601
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$596
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$554
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$554
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$647
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$574