Muscat vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2617
$2164
🏠 One person rent
$560
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$687
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1786
$645
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
42
36
😀 Quality of life
74
51
🏙️ Population
1.42M
6.98M

The cost of living in Muscat is 41% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 4940th and 6740th ($1135 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th 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 0.8 months in Zhanjiang. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Zhanjiang ranked 105th in China, while ranked 2105th and 6593rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Zhanjiang

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Muscat Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.21
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$4.75
$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.24%
3.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$4456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1539
$2605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.2
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.6
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.53
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$6.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.18
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.51
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$9.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$563
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10792
$19015

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1080
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$796
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$575
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1214
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1457
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2183
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1473
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$627
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$575
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$563
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$813
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$545
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2014
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$545
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1923
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$541
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$613
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1109
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1309
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1192
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$434
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$825
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$565
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$931
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$547
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1037
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$823
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$523
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$489
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$465

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$789
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$790
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$694
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$664
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$738
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$896
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$605
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$592
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$699
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$832
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$844
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$816
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$564
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$807
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$608
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$848
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$577
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$534
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$774
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$580
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1718
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$611
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$585
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$674
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$587
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$782
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$769
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$795
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$571
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$666
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$939
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2674
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2415
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$587
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$587
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$760
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$602
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$597
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$533
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$584