Muscat vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2617
$1578
🏠 One person rent
$560
$233
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$397
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1786
$792
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
42
25
😀 Quality of life
74
46
🏙️ Population
1.42M
6.23M

The cost of living in Muscat is 90% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 4940th and 7971st ($1135 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 230th 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 Xinyang. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Xinyang ranked 230th in China, while ranked 2105th and 7058th 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
$5.21
$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$0.58
☕ Cappuccino
$4.75
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$289
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$64.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.24%
3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$3525
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1539
$1853
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.2
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.6
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$3.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.53
$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.18
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.51
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$6.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$361
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10792
$8982

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$1080
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$796
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$575
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$1214
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$1457
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2183
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1473
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$627
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$575
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$563
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$813
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$545
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2014
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$545
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1923
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$541
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$613
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1109
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1309
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1192
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$434
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$825
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$565
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$931
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$547
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1037
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$823
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$523
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$489
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$465

Cities near Xinyang

Distance City Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$590
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$594
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$596
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$591
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$561
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$639
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$608
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$526
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$599
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$585
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$543
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$624
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$572
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$653
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$578
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$556
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$598
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$575
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$554
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$570
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$601
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$542
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$555
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$657
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$615
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$645
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$491
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$589
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$544
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$520
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$682
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$647
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$509
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$651
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$540
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$596
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$518
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$523
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$634
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$562