Muscat vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1193
$723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2748
$1788
🏠 One person rent
$598
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1012
$505
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$140
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1664
$1118
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
42
42
😀 Quality of life
73
55
🏙️ Population
1.42M
7.1M

The cost of living in Muscat is 65% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 4774th and 7142nd ($1193 vs $723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 50th in Oman and China, respectively. Check Oman vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Muscat compared to 1.5 months in Yantai. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Yantai ranked 66th in China, while ranked 2223rd and 6342nd 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
$5.24
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.4
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$208
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1094
$375
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$435
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.7
$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$9.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.25%
3.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2006
$3213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1570
$6406
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.6
$9.99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$4.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$8.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.58
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.37
$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.42
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.4
$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$3.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$68.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$361
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10581
$16486

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$1082
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$797
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$530
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1173
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1455
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2356
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1543
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$559
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$526
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$514
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$717
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$521
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2100
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$494
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$2015
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$700
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$497
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$558
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1062
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1340
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1218
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$421
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$816
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$505
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$965
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$485
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1059
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$778
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$471
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$457
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$917
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$454

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$639
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$611
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$606
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$605
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$494
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$601
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$608
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$587
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$557
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$568
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$553
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$649
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$737
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$460
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$523
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$522
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$453
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$536
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$549
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$596
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$668
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$619
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$582
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$550
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$759
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$576
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$572
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$582
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$645
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$539
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$578
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$578
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$672
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$599
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$593
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$645
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$571
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$648
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$720