Muscat vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2569
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$541
$329
🏘️ Family rent
$966
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1772
$1049
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
43
49
😀 Quality of life
70
51
🏙️ Population
1.42M
7.1M

The cost of living in Muscat is 60% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 4892nd and 6983rd ($1090 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 66th 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 1.5 months in Yantai. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Yantai ranked 53rd in China, while ranked 2404th and 6160th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Yantai

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Muscat Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.18
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$4.83
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$713
$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.4
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$3344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1296
$5975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.9
$8.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.37
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.37
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.24
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.33
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.76
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$72.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10296
$23251

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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
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$622
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$609
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$606
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$605
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$610
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$600
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$605
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$594
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$596
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$578
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$569
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$612
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$644
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$574
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$564
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$494
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$433
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$514
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$561
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$531
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$689
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$585
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$543
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$566
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$815
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$504
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$543
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$664
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$553
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$635
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$517
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$575
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$578
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$665
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$638
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$574
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$655
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$536
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$642
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$702