Muscat vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1081
$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2496
$1685
🏠 One person rent
$532
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1722
$1071
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
43
49
😀 Quality of life
75
56
🏙️ Population
1.42M
7.1M

The cost of living in Muscat is 55% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 5037th and 7113th ($1081 vs $697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st 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 57th in China, while ranked 1796th and 6213th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.79
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$555
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$41.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.7
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.39%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1488
$3023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$6096
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.08
$3.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.61
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$4.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.46
$3.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$4.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.44
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$4.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.86
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$74.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11063
$12503

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44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1078
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$792
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$573
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1228
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2521
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1419
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$624
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$568
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$557
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$808
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$534
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1849
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$530
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1770
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1201
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1237
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1230
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$430
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$817
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$553
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$908
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$530
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1008
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$873
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$503
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$477
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$930
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$453

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$620
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$592
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$592
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$590
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$485
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$586
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$592
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$573
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$541
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$565
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$549
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$626
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$678
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$468
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$520
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$507
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$448
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$521
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$542
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$576
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$654
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$589
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$563
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$558
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$741
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$548
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$550
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$562
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$614
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$537
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$561
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$563
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$641
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$580
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$565
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$619
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$537
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$616
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$688