Muscat vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1081
$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2496
$1522
🏠 One person rent
$532
$237
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1722
$695
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
43
28
😀 Quality of life
75
46
🏙️ Population
1.42M
6.23M

The cost of living in Muscat is 85% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 5037th and 7962nd ($1081 vs $583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 232nd 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 1.2 months in Xinyang. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Xinyang ranked 230th in China, while ranked 1796th and 6973rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$4.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$0.56
☕ Cappuccino
$4.79
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$555
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$426
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$75.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.7
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.39%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1488
$3517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$1888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.08
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.61
$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.46
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.44
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$24.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.86
$6.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$75.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11063
$7825

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44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1078
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$792
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$573
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1228
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2521
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1419
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$624
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$568
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$557
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$808
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$534
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1849
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$530
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1770
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1201
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1237
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1230
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$430
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$817
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$553
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$908
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$530
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1008
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$873
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$503
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$477
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$930
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$453

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Distance City Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$574
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$582
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$580
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$579
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$552
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$629
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$592
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$526
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$585
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$570
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$553
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$609
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$567
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$639
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$581
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$563
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$582
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$561
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$542
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$555
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$595
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$544
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$553
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$646
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$599
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$632
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$507
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$575
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$535
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$523
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$671
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$631
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$517
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$638
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$533
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$590
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$522
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$525
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$625
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$546