Muscat vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$749
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2744
$1883
🏠 One person rent
$569
$372
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1705
$1122
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
44
49
😀 Quality of life
68
54
🏙️ Population
1.42M
7.1M

The cost of living in Muscat is 50% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 4635th and 6575th ($1126 vs $749) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 49th 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 1.5 months in Yantai. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Yantai ranked 40th in China, while ranked 3535th and 6005th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.2
$4.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.5
$1.77
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$10.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
4.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$3967
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$7428
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.7
$8.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.84
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$4.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$93.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$433
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8464
$23682

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$679
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$669
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$649
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$653
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$708
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$630
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$625
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$633
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$665
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$594
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$600
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$653
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$601
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$623
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$591
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$530
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$507
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$548
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$581
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$542
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$555
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$589
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$544
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$575
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$506
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$525
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$562
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$538
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$637
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$531
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$572
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$585
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$667
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$572
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$585
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$607
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$608
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$643
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$677