Muscat vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2569
$1706
🏠 One person rent
$541
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$966
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$72.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1772
$865
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
43
28
😀 Quality of life
70
41
🏙️ Population
1.42M
6.23M

The cost of living in Muscat is 66% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 4892nd and 7175th ($1090 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 100th 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 207th in China, while ranked 2404th and 6860th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.18
$3.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$4.83
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$713
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$77.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.4
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$3268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1296
$2038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.9
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.37
$3.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$8.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.37
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.24
$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.33
$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$24.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.76
$5.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10296
$8587

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$780
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$585
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$1239
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$1844
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$1540
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$2240
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
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$1494
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$605
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$518
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$515
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$829
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$514
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1779
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$547
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1709
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$464
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$548
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$507
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1223
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1280
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1243
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$442
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$809
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$552
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$589
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$1068
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$563
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1056
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$897
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$557
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$546
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$901
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$551

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Distance City Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$619
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$621
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$637
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$615
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$591
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$651
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$630
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$571
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$600
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$584
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$591
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$619
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$577
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$656
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$632
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$591
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$580
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$577
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$577
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$604
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$633
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$591
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$600
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$660
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$600
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$638
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$586
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$588
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$582
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$552
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$679
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$664
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$547
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$645
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$583
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$591
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$538
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$538
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$635
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$558