Muscat vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1110
$740
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2698
$1909
🏠 One person rent
$551
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$1053
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$63.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1727
$1155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
44
49
😀 Quality of life
68
52
🏙️ Population
1.42M
7.1M

The cost of living in Muscat is 50% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 4893rd and 6718th ($1110 vs $740) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 59th 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 1.6 months in Yantai. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Yantai ranked 49th in China, while ranked 3189th and 6113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$1.77
☕ Cappuccino
$5.15
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1200
$377
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.8
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.99%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1760
$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1270
$7710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$9.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.5
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.47
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$4.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.56
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$23.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$84.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$190
$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8649
$24056

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$994
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$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$674
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$663
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$656
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$653
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$674
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$649
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$655
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$645
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$657
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$623
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$618
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$681
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$761
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$640
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$608
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$536
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$501
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$558
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$605
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$579
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$748
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$667
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$578
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$610
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$869
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$526
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$605
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$581
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$677
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$565
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$602
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$608
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$700
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$668
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$627
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$693
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$588
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$684
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$742